Acta Zoologica Hungarica

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INDEX

The genus Plectus Rastian, 1865 and its nearest relatives (Nematoda: Plectidae). I.

An DR ASSY . 1

Fifteen new species of the genus Xenillus Robineau-Desvoidy, 1839 (Acari: Oribatei)

from South America. J. Balogh and P. Balogh. 53

Data to the Oribatid fauna of Australia (Acari) III. P. Balogh. 81

The morphology of agromyzid pests on wheat and barley in Hungary (Diptera: Agromyzi-

dae). B. Darvas and L. Papp . . .. . . 99

A new species of Moina from Australia (Crustacea: Cladocera). L. Forro . Ill

Mites (Acari) from St. Lucia (Antilles). 2. Oribatida. S. Maiunka. 119

Oribatids from Africa (Acari: Oribatida). I. S. Mahunka. 295

Xylophagidae (Diptera) of Mongolia from Dr. Z. Kaszab’s expeditions. .1. Majer . 179

A new species of Neurigona Rondani, 1856 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Mongolia.

O. P. Negrobov and V. N. Flrsov . 183

Taxonomical and faunistical novelties of the Opiinae from the Old World tropics (Hy-

menoptera: Braconidae). J. Papp . 185

Braconidae (Hymenoptera) from Korea. VII. J. Papp . 341

A key of the World species of Camillidae (Diptera). L. Papp . 217

Flies (Diptera) developing in sheep droppings in Hungary. L. Papp . 367

A new Aporophila Guenee, 1841 (Lcpidoptera: Nuctuidae) species from Iraq. L. Ronkay 229

Untersuchungen einiger Psilidc-Typen aus der Zetterstedt’schen Sammlung nebst Be-

schreibung einer neuen Art (Diptera: Psilidae). A. Soos. 235

A revision of the genus Irdex Burr, 1911 (Dermaptera: Labiidae). 11. Steinmann. 245

Some new Spongovostox Burr. 1911, and Marava Burr. 1911 taxa (Dermaptera: Labii¬
dae). H. Steinmann . 381

Keys to the fifth instar larvae of flat bugs of the Carpathian Basin (Heteroptera: Aradi-

dae). T. Vasariielyi . 397

Revision der palaarktischen Eupithecini-Arten. I. A. M. Vojnits . 267

New South American Genera and Species of Eupithecini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).

A. M. Vojnits . 405

tjber die Gattungen Helodrilus Hoffmeister, 1845 und Proctodrilus gen. n. (Oligochaeta:

Lumbricidae). A. Zicsi . 275

Sawflies from Nepal (Hymenoptera). L. Zombori . 291

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THE GENUS PLECTUS BASTIAN, 1865
AND ITS NEAREST RELATIVES
(NEMATODA: PLECTIDAE)

I. Andrassy

Zoological and Ecological Institute of the Eotvos Lor and IJ niversity,
1088 Budapest , Puskin u. 3, Hungary

(Received 20 March, 1984)

The present article deals with the nematode genera Plectus Bastian, 1865,
Ceratoplectus Andrassy, 1984 and Chiloplectus Andrassy, 1984. After a short history
the author gives an emended definition of each genus and enumerates their species.
He presents the corresponding species of the Hungarian fauna 15 species of Plectus ,
3 species of Ceratoplectus and 2 species of Chiloplectus and makes comments on them.
Six species are described as new to science: Plectus aquatilis , deceits, infundibulifer ,
silvaticus , Ceratoplectus lenis ixndChiloplectus loricatus spp. n. Keys for determining the
species of all three genera are added.

The representatives of the genus Plectus Bastian, 1865 and the closely
related genera Ceratoplectus Andrassy, 1984 and Chiloplectus Andrassy, 1984
belong to those forms of free-living nematodes which frequently occur in
various terrestrial and limnic habitats. Notwithstanding that some of the
species may be regarded as fairly common, our knowledge concerning them,
as well as the whole group, is still far incomplete. In the present paper I wish,
via presenting the corresponding fauna of my country, to add data to their
morphology and taxonomy. All the material discussed here — 15 species of
Plectus , 3 species of Ceratoplectus and 2 species of Chiloplectus — has been
collected in Hungary and proved adequate for having a general view on this
group of nematodes.

Short history. The genus Plectus was established by Bastian in 1865. He described then
nine species hut designated the type of the genus, P. parietinus Bastian, 1865, only forty
years later (1905). In the course of years, Plectus has proved to he so rich in species that there
is no possibility to give a complete story of it within the limited extent of the present work.
Not less than 90 species (or subspecies, varieties, respectively) have been described under the
name Plectus hitherto. The authors who have published the major part of them were Bastian
(9 species), Cobb (8 species), de Man (8 species), Butschli (7 species), Truskova (7 species)
and Allgen (6 species).

As it is common in genera showing a great number of species, many changes and
taxonomic corrections have been proposed for Plectus as well. Among others, four genera
have been segregated: Wilsonema Cobb, 1913, Paraplectus Filipjev, 1930 ( Paraplecto-
nema Strand, 1934), Tylocephalus Crossman, 1933 and Anaplectus De Coninck & Schuur-
mans Stekiioven, 1933. Most recently I also proposed two further genera: Ceratoplectus
Andrassy, 1984 and Chiloplectus Andrassy, 1984. On the other hand, three genera have been
synonymized with the old genus, viz. Plectoides (de Man, 1904) Chitwood, 1951, Pycnolai-
mus Cobb, 1920 and Proteroplectus Paramonov, 1964.

Of the great number of corresponding publications only two papers should he mentioned
here. One of them is the Plectus revision of Maggenti (1961), the only general work on the genus

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published hitherto. The American author described and finely illustrated nine of the known
species ( acuminatus , armatus , assimilis , cirratus , longicaudatus , palustris , parietinus , parvus
and rhizophilus) and proposed four new ones ( annulatus , cornus , elongatus and various).
Besides, he designated neotypes for four old species ( longicaudatus , palustris , parietinus and
rhizophilus). On the other hand, he regarded many species as species inquirendae or nomina
dubia ( aberrans , agilior , amphidiscatus , chengmohliangi , demani , effilatus , e/ymi, frigophilus ,
geophilus , gisleni , globilabiatus , grahami , insignis . minimus , paraguayensis , pusillus , pygmaeus ,
rivalis , tenuis , triplogaster and tritici).

The other work worthy of mention is that of Paramonov (1964). In his book on soil
and plant-parasitic nematodes the Russian nematologist discussed also the genus Plectus and
suggested a new grouping of its species. The most important change he proposed was the
division of the genus into two genera: Plectus s. str. and Proteroplectus Paramonov, 1964.
He left the species bearing tubular accessory organs in males in the genus Plectus ( cirratus ,
granulosus , parietinus , submersus , thornei ; type species: parietinus ), and transferred the remain¬
ing ones, i.e. species without tubular organs, to the genus Proteroplectus ( acuminatus , annula-
tus , armatus , assimilis , cornus , elongatus , inquirendus , longicaudatus , palustris. parvus , rhizo¬
philus , tenuis , various , vindobonensis ; type species: parvus). Although Paramonov’s system
seemed to be logical in principle, it has not proved useful in practice simply by the fact that
males have remained unknown in a good part of the species so far.

Genus Plectus Bastian, 1865

Syn. Plectus (Plectoides de Man, 1904); Plectoides (de Man, 1904) Chitwood, 1951;
Pycnolaimus Cobb, 1920; Proteroplectus Paramonov, 1964.

Definition; Plectidae, Plectinae. Body length between 0.3 and
2.0 mm. Cuticle transversely striated and provided with scattered subinedial
setae. Lateral fields conspicuous, with three or four incisures. Head bearing
six lips and often set off from neck by a constriction. Labial papillae minute.
Cephalic setae four, directed outward or more or less forward, and originated
on the second or third body annule. Their tip never reaching beyond the top
of head. Amphids circular or oval, or more exactly, question-mark-shaped,
always somewhat interrupted on their posterior margin, located at level of
the mouth cavity. This latter tubular, narrowing to its basis, one and a half
to three times as long as head diameter, well cuticularized but sclerotization
stronger in its anterior part. Oesophagus consisting of corpus, isthmus and
strongly developed basal bulb. Latter penetrating the intestine by a tongue¬
shaped muscular cardia. Excretory cells surrounding the proximal end of the
isthmus and opening by a duct level with posterior half of the oesophagus.
Vulva near equatorial, female genital organs paired and reflexed; anterior
gonad situated on the right, posterior gonad on the left side of intestine. Eggs
few in number. Testes two, spicules paired but generally slightly asymmetrical,
gubernaculum simple. Tubular preanal organs, if present, 1 to 5 in number.
Pre- and postanal papillae may be present. Tail of both sexes similar, conoid,
mostly bent ventrally, varying in length from 2.5 to 14 anal body diameters.
Three caudal glands present and opening by a spinneret on the tip of tail.

Type-species; Plectus parietinus Bastian, 1865.

The genus is distributed over the world, its species inhabit both terrestrial and limnic
biotopes. Males are extremely rare or completely unknown in a considerable number of species.

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The following 34 species may be listed in the genus Plectus :

P. acuminatus Bastian, 1865

Syn. Proteroplectus acuminatus (Bastian, 1865) Paramonov, 1964
Plectus thornei ROhm, 1956
Plectus marrayi Yeates, 1970
P. amiulutiis Maggenti, 1961

Syn. Proteroplectus annulatus (Maggenti, 1961) Paramonov, 1964
P. aquatilis sp. n.

P. cancellatus Zullini, 1978
P. chengmohliaiigi IloEPPLl & Chu, 1932
P. eirratus Bastian, 1865

Syn. Plectus ornatus Butschli, 1873
Plectus demani Orley, 1880
Plectus intermedins Cobb, 1893
Plectus ( Plectoides ) antarcticus DE Man, 1904
Plectus africanus Daday, 1908
Plectus indicus Kiiera, 1972
P. decens sp. n.

P. elongatus Maggenti, 1961

Syn. Proteroplectus elongatus (Maggenti, 1961) Paramonov, 1964
P. exinocaudatus Truskova, 1976
P. frigophilus Kirjanova. 1958

Syn. Plectus makrodemas Massey, 1964
P. geophilus de Man, 1880

Syn. Plectus parvus geophilus de Man, 1880 (Micoletzky, 1922)

Plectus insignis Cobb, 1893
Plectus potamogeti Schneider, 1937
P. globocephalus Mulk & Coomans, 1978

Syn. Chiloplectus globocephalus (Mulk & Coomans, 1978) Andrassy, 1984
P. infundihulifer sp. n.

P. inquirendus Andrassy, 1958

Syn. Proteroplectus inquirendus (Andrassy, 1958) Paramonov, 1964
P. longicaudatus Butschli, 1873

Syn. Proteroplectus longicaudatus (Butschli, 1873) Paramonov, 1964
Plectus meridionalis Steiner, 1916
P. magadani Kuzmin, 1979

Syn. Plectus acuminatus magadani Kuzmin, 1979
P. minimus Cobb, 1893

Syn. Plectus intorticaudatus Truskova, 1976
P. minor Novikova & Gagarin, 1971
P. naticochensis Steiner, 1920
P. opisthoeirculus Andrassy, 1952

Syn. Plectus longicaudatus opisthoeirculus Andrassy, 1952
P. palustris DE Man, 1880

Syn. Proteroplectus palustris (de Man, 1880) Paramonov, 1964
P. paragtiayensis Kreis, 1932
P. parietinus Bastian, 1865

Syn. Plectus eirratus parietinus Bastian, 1865 (Micoletzky, 1922)

Plectus parietinus australis Cobb, 1898
Plectus fusiformis Bastian, 1865
Plectus velox Bastian, 1865
Plectus ( Plectoides ) patagonicus DE Man, 1904
Plectus eirratus latilaimus Allgen, 1953
P. parvus Bastian, 1865

Syn. Proteroplectus parvus (Bastian, 1865) Paramonov, 1964
Plectus communis Butschli, 1873
Plectus ( Plectoides ) belgicae DE Man, 1904
Rhabdolaimus balatonicus Daday, 1894
Plectus paracommunis Hoeppli, 1926
P. pusillus Cobb, 1893
P. pusteri Fuchs, 1930
P. raabei BRZESKI, 1961

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P. rhizophilus de Man, 1880

Syn. Plectus cirratus rhizophilus de Man, 1880 (Micoletzky, 1922)
Proteroplectus rhizophilus (de Man, 1880) Paramonov, 1964
Plectus hawaiiensis Cobb, 1906
Plectus kenyanus Allgen, 1952
Plectus varians Maggenti, 1961

Proteroplectus varians (Maggenti, 1961) Paramonov, 1964
P. sambesii Micoletzky, 1915
P, silvaticus sp. n.

P. subtilis Truskova, 1976
P. telekii Mulk & Coomans, 1978
P. tenuis Bastian, 1865

Syn. Proteroplectus tenuis (Bastian, 1865) Paramonov, 1964
Plectus parainquirendus Gagarin, 1971
P. turricaudatus Truskova, 1976

Eight species must he regarded as species inquirendae:

P. agilior Cobb, 1898

P. effilatus Schuurmans Stekiioven & Mawson, 1954
P. falklandiae Allgen, 1959
P. gisleni Allgen, 1951
P. grahami Allgen, 1951
P. obtusicaudatus Daday, 1899

Syn. Acrobeloides obtusicaudatus (Daday, 1899) Goodey, 1963
P. tritici Bastian, 1865
P. vindobonensis Gunhold, 1953

Syn. Proteroplectus vindobonensis (Gunhold, 1953) Paramonov, 1964

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF PLECTUS

Body 1.5 mm or longer
Bodv shorter than 1.4 mm

2 Tail as long as 7 —8 anal body diameters; stoma 2-3 times as long as head diameter

palustris de Man

Tail as long as 4 -5 anal body diameters; stoma 1.5 times as long as head diameter

frigophilus Kirjanova

3 Labial region distinctly set off from neck by a constriction 4

Labial region not or inconspicuously set off 10

4 Cuticular annulation on cephalic region interrupted by longitudinal incisures

cancellatus Zullini

Cuticular annulation on cephalic region without longitudinal incisures 5

5 Tail long, 9 anal body diameters

Tail shorter, 3 4 anal body diameters

elongatus Maggenti
6

annulatus Maggenti

7

6 Cervical papillae (deirids) situated outside to lateral fields
Cervical papillae situated within the lateral fields

7 The anterior, strongly cuticularized part of stoma (protostom) 1/6 of total length of mouth

cavity or shorter 8

The anterior, strongly cuticularized part of stoma 1/4 of total length of mouth cavity or
longer 9

8 Cephalic setae long, 1/3 to almost 1/2 of corresponding body diameter and directed out¬
ward; posterior part of stoma unusually narrow infundibulifer sp. n.

Cephalic setae short, only about 1/8 of corresponding body diameter and directed forward;
posterior part of stoma not so narrow telekii Mulk & Coomans

9 Lips high, conoid; tail 70 80 /um long parietinus Bastian

Lips low, discoid; tail 110 115 /*m long silvaticus sp. n.

10 Tail completely cylindrical, as long as 10 —14 anal body diameters 11

Tail conoid, more or less narrowing to its tip, mostly shorter 12

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11 Tail 10 anal body diameters, at posterior end with a papilliform projection; rectum very
long, three anal body diameters turrieaudatiis Thuskova

Tail 14 anal body diameters, without papilliform projection; rectum normal, as long as
anal body diameter subtilis Thuskova

12 Stoma long and narrow, three times head diameter or longer 13

Stoma comparatively broad, twice head diameter or shorter 17

13 Tail 9 12 anal body diameters long 14,

Tail 3 6 anal body diameters long 15

14 Body small, shorter than 0.4 mm

Body longer, 0.6 0.8 mm

15 Body 0.4 mm; tail short, 3.5 anal body diameters

Body 0.8 mm or longer; tail 5 6 anal body diameters

exinocaudatus Thuskova
inquirendus AndrassY

pusillus Cobh
16

16 Body extremely slender (a 54); amphids quite close to head
Body not so slender (a 30 40); amphids level with mid-stoma

paraguayensis KheIS
tenuis Bastian

17 Amphids far back, close to the basis of stoma

Amphids not so far back, at most somewhat posterior to middle of stoma

18

20

18 Lips with small protrusions around oral opening opisthocirculus Andrassy

Lips without protrusions around oral opening 19

19 Tail longer (c 5 7), 1/2 of vulva-anus distance chengmohliangi Hoeppli & Chu

Tail shorter (c 8 10), 1/3 of vulva-anus distance or shorter magadani Kuzmin

20 Cuticle on both ends of body finely spotted and yellowish coloured

naticochensis Steiner

Cuticle normal on the whole body, neither spotted nor coloured 21

21 Tail long, 7 10 anal body diameters; rectum longer than usual 22

Tail shorter, 3 6 anal body diameters; rectum of usual length (about one anal body

diameter) 23

22

Rectum very long,
twisted on its tip
Rectum not so long,

2.5

1.5

3 anal body diameters; cephalic setae directed
2 anal body diameters; tail not twisted

outward; tail
decens sp. n.

longicaudatus BuTSCHLI

23 Smaller species, to 0.6 mm
Larger species, over 0.6 mm

24

28

24 Amphids anterior to middle of stoma gcophilus de Man

Amphids posterior to middle of stoma 25

25 Body very small, 0.25 to 0.45 mm; tail 3 4 times anal body diameter 26

Body somewhat larger, 0.4 0.6 mm; tail 5 6 times anal body diameter 27

26 Body slender (a = 33 37); each female gonad 5 6 times as long as corresponding body

width minor Novikova & Gagarin

Body less slender (a 22 28); each female gonad 2 — 3 times as long as corresponding

body width minimus Cobb

27 Cephalic setae directed forward; tail arched samhesii Micoletzky

Cephalic setae directed outward; tail slightly bent parvus Bastian

28 Lip region high, globular glohoeephalus Mulk & Coomans

Lip region lower, not globular 29

29 Tail short and straight, 3 anal body diameters raabei Brzeski

Tail longer, 4 7 anal body diameters, bent ventrally 30

30 Oesophagus very short, 1/6 of body length pustcri Fuchs

Oesophagus of normal length, about 1/4 of body length 31

31 Tail 5 7 anal body diameters, regularly cylindrical in its posterior third 32

Tail 4 5 anal body diameters, gradually narrowing to its tip 33

32 Lateral field with 4 incisures; body 1 1.1 mm aquatilis sp. n.

Lateral field with 3 incisures; body 0.7 0.9 mm rhizophilus DE Man

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33 Male with two tubular accessory organs; cephalic setae directed forward

acuminatus Maggenti

— Male without tubular accessory organs; cephalic setae directed outward

cirratus Bastian

Plectus acuminatus Bastian, 1865 (Figs 1A—E and 2)

Bastian, 1865: 120, Figs 87— 88 (Plectus acuminatus). $: L = 0.84 mm; a 22;
b = 4; c = 9.2.

Ruhm, 1956: 412 413, Figs 145a- h (Plectus thornei). $: L 0.87 1.06 min; a

22—25; b = 4.1 —4.5; c = 8.3—10.4; Y = 48—50%. <$: L = 0.82—0.93 mm; a = 24— 27;
b = 4.1 4.2; c = 11.5 — 12.6; spicules = 32 — 36 jim.

Maggenti, 1961: 161, Figs 8G—H (Plectus acuminatus). $: L — 0.58 0.85 inin; a

16- 25; b 2.8— 4.4; c = 6.8 9.7; V = 46-52%; c' = 4.

Brzeski, 1963: 22 24, Figs 1- 3 (Plectus acuminatus). $: L = 0.6—0.9 mm; a = 18

22; b ■= 3.4-4.5; c = 7.6 10.1; V 50 -55%. L 0.9 mm; a = 23; b 3; c 10.1;

spicules 26.5 jam.

Yeates, 1970: 27—30, Pigs 1A—E (Plectus murrayi). $: L 0.60 0.88 mm: a 15

31; b 4.6 6.0; c 6.5-9.1; V - 41-48%; c' = 4.1- 6.1.

Nesterov, 1979: 53, Figs 15a —c (Plectus cirratus ). $: L 0.66 0.83 mm; a 17

24; b 3.9 4.5; c 9.4-11.0; V = 49 51%.

ZULLINI, 1982: 38 39, Fig. 14D (Plectus acuminatus). $: L 0.65—0.80 mm; a

17- 25; b 3.0-4.3; c = 7.0 9.5; V = 47-52%; c' 4-5.

Recent specimens from Domos, Hungary. $: L — 0.90 mm; a 23; b 4.5; c 9.2;

Y 49%; c' = 4.2. <J: L 0.98 mm; a = 28: b 4.1; c 9.4; c' 3.6.

Body ventrally arcuate. Cuticle 2—3 jam thick, distinctly annulated;
annules 1.5 —1.7 //m wide on mid-body. Lateral field 5 jam wide, about 1/7 of
body diameter, consisting of three longitudinal bands. A few hypodermal
glands present arranged in a row on each side of body. Cuticle with scattered
submedial setae.

Head 12 ^m wide, not or only slightly set off, lips separate, fairly high,
conoid. Body at posterior end of oesophagus 3.2 times as w ide as head. Cephalic
setae 3—3.5 jam long, directed forward. Ampliids 2.5—3 jim wide, 12—13 jtm
posterior to head, located at middle of stoma or somewhat behind that.

Stoma fairly broad, 21 jam long, 1.7 times as long as head diameter or
1/9—1/10 of oesophagus length, respectively. Protostom about 1/3 of stomatal
tube. Oesophagus 200 — 240 jtm long, bulbus strong, globular, cardial projec¬
tion stout. Distance between oesophagus and vulva a little longer than the
oesophagus. Excretory pore 118 jim from anterior extremity, in 58% of oeso¬
phagus length. Deirids about 10 cuticular annules before excretory opening.
Rectum as long as anal body diameter.

Vulva not protruding, vagina with weak muscle circles. Each gonad
2—2.2 times as long as corresponding body diameter. Distance between vulva
and anus 3.7 times longer than tail. Tail 98 //m long, 4.2 times anal body
diameter, 11% of body length, ventrally arcuate. Spur (— the last seta,
located near tail tip) 2—3 tail tip diameters from posterior extremity; other
caudal setae three pairs in number.

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Fig. 1. Plectus (icuminatus Bastian, 1865. A anterior end ( X 1600); B - oesophagus ( X 460);
C = vulval region ( X900); D = posterior end ( X 700); E = entire female ( X 160)

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Male similar to female but oesophageal bulb weaker. Stoma 23 jli m long;
excretory pore 146 //m behind anterior body end. Spicules somewhat asym¬
metrical: the right one 38 //in, the left one 32 //m long. Gubernaculum with
short caudal process. Two large preanal tubular supplements: 23—24 /zm;
lying at right angles to body axis. A low preanal papilla, level with spicules.
Tail more strongly curved than in female, with a ventral papilla and 8 pairs
of setae.

Brief characteristics: Lips separate, head not set off, stoma
spacious, cephalic setae directed forward, short, tail of middle length, male
with two large preanal tubuli.

The Hungarian specimens well agree with the descriptions of Bastian
(1865), Maggenti (1961) and Zullini (1982). Although the tail on Bastian’s
drawing is straight, we may accept that the acuminatus specimens of the sub¬
sequent authors are conspecific with those of Bastian. The English author
“straightened” the tails of the other Plectus species, too, in his drawings.
Brzeski (1963) described first the male, and characterized it by the two large
tubular supplements.

Fig. 2. Plectus acuminatus Bastian, 1865. Posterior end of male (x700)

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Ruhm described a nematode species, Plectus thornei Ruhm, 1956, from
the galleries of the beetle Ips typographus. Maggenti regarded it in his revi¬
sion (1961) as valid species, and distinguished it from tin* other species of the
genus by “the four longitudinal alae in each wing area”. Ruhm illustrated on
his drawing 145 d one part of the longitudinal striation of subcuticle with
five lines, and Maggenti misinterpreted these lines for “four longitudinal
alae” of the lateral field. Moreover, Ruhm’s species agrees very well with
P. acuminatus: the same measurements, shape of female and male tails, two
large tubular organs in male, etc. On this account, I propose to synonymize
P. thornei with P. acuminatus.

The subspecies Plectus acuminatus magadani Kuzmin, 1979 shows some
essential differences from the type species: the body is smaller ($: 0.58
0.79 mm; 0.57- 0.66 mm), tin* tail shorter and plumper, the amphids are
located at the basis of the stoma, and the male has a single tubular organ
only which is much shorter (8 pm) than the tubuli of acuminatus. For this
reason I propose to regard Kuzmin’s nematode as a separate species: Plectus
magadani Kuzmin, 1979 grad. n.

Plectus acuminatus is closely related with P. cirratus Bastian, 1865, can
be distinguished however by its shorter body, the cephalic setae directed for¬
ward, the weak v aginal muscle dots, and, especially by the presence of tubular
supplementary organs in male.

Recent locality: Domes, Pilis Mountains, Hungary, fallen leaves of hornbeam
trees, September 1982.

Distribution : England, Holland, Hungary. Rumania, Germany, Poland, Italy,
Spitzbergen, Soviet Union (Russia, Uzbekistan, Far East), Israel, Kenya, United States
(California, Colorado, Wisconsin) and the Antarctica.

Plectus aquatilis sp. n. (Figs 3A—E)

9: L 0.97 1.12 mm; a 20 26: b 4.2 4.6; c 6.9 7.4; V 45 48%; c'

5.3 — 5.8.

Body not too slender (40—47 pm wide on its middle), straight or slightly
bent ventrally. Cuticle 1.5 1.7 pm thick, finely annulated. Lateral field

1/6—1/7 of body diameter, with three longitudinal alae.

Head 12 //m wide at the basis, not set off, lips hardly separate, low.
Body at proximal end of oesophagus 3.3—3.5 times as wide as head. Cephalic
setae located three annules posterior to lip region and directed outward.
Amphids about 1/5 as wide as corresponding body diameter, lying 10—12 pm
from the anterior extremity, near middle of stoma.

Stoma typical for Plectus , fairly wide, 24—26 pm long (measured from
anterior body end), 2 —2.2 times as long as cephalic diameter or 1/9 —1/10 of
oesophagus length, respectively. The enlarged anterior part somewhat shorter

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Fig. 3. Plectus aquatilis sp. n. A = anterior end ( X 1600); B oesophagus ( X460); C - vulval
region (x900); D = posterior end (x700); E = entire female (xl60)

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than 1/3 of stomatal length. Oesophagus 210 -250 /an long, basal hull) rela¬
tively weak. Distance between oesophagus and vulva nearly equal with the
oesophagus. Excretory pore 120- 150 //in from anterior body end, in 56 58%

of the oesophagus length. A single hypodermal gland present, located two
body diameters behind oesophagus. Rectum about equal with anal body
diameter.

\agina 1/3 as long as body width, showing four muscle circles. Each
gonad 2.5—3.2 times as long as corresponding body width. Uterus in general
with two eggs: 48—50x30—32 //m. Egg shell smooth. Distance of vulva-anus
2.8—2.9 times as long as tail. Latter 134—144 //m long, 5.3 —5.8 times anal
body diameter, first straight but suddenly bent ventrally in its posterior third.
It is also characteristic that the distal portion of tail is regularly cylindrical.
Spur located about three tail tip diameters from posterior extremity. Other
caudal setae three pairs in number.

Male unknown.

Brief characteristics: Body of middle length, head not set
off, cephalic setae thin and directed outward, amphids at mid-stoma, lateral
field w ith three bands, eggs more globular than in other species, tail rectangular
in its curvation.

Relationship: Plectus aquatilis sp. n. is similar in much respect
to P. rhizophilus de Man, 1880 and P. naticochensis Steiner, 1920. It can be
distinguished from rhizophilus by the longer body ( rhizophilus 0.7—0.9 mm),
the smaller amphids (amphids 1/4 to almost 1/3 as wide as corresponding body
diameter in rhizophilus ), the presence of three longitudinal alae in the lateral
field (only two in rhizophilus ) and the characteristic shape of the tail. The
other species, naticochensis , is about equal in length with our new species,
its cuticle shows however a punctation and a heavy colouration on both ends
of the body.

In its general habit, Plectus aquatilis shows some affinities to both
known aquatic species of the genus, P. tenuis Bastian, 1865 and P. palustris
de Man, 1880. It differs from tenuis: the body is more robust, the stoma
much shorter and wider, the hulbus weaker, the tail longer, the amphids are
larger and the eggs more spherical; from palustris: the body is smaller and
much more robust, the tail shorter and the egg-shell smooth.

Tiialolikhin (1980) gave a drawing — without any description of a
species under the name “Plectus parainquirendus” which resembles very much
P. aquatilis (the same characteristic shape of the tail and the amphids, similar
stoma etc.). I think that his nematode is conspecific with mine.

Holotype: $ on the slide No. 7030/H in the collection of the author.

Type locality: Szentendre Island in the Danube, Hungary, ground water from
the bank, June 1971. Other locality: l.ago Mosquito, Chubut, Argentina, around roots of
water plants, April 1961.

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Plcctus cirratus Bastian, 1865 (Figs 4A — E)

Bastian, 1865: 119, Figs 81 82 ( Plectus cirratus). L 1.58 mm; a = 27; b = 4;

c = 9.6.

Butschli, 1873: 94, Fig. 41 ( Plectus ornatus). $ (juv.): L = 0.75 mm; a ?; b = 4;
c = 10.

De Man, 1876: 69 70, Figs 30a— b ( Plectus cirratus ). L = 1.1 mm.

Orley, 1880: 64, Figs 2a —d ( Plectus demani). ?: L =0.93—1.1 mm; a = 22 — 23;
b = 5.2—5.5; c = 8.4.

De Man, 1884: 110—11, Figs 68a d (Plectus cirratus). $: L = 1.3 mm; a = 24 30;

b 4—5; c - 8- 9. <$: L = 0.9 mm; c - 9.

Daday, 1908: 15—16, Fig. 17 ( Plectus africanus). $: L = 1.24 mm; a = 25; b = 4.1;
c = 8.8.

Cobb, 1918: 207- 208, Fig. 9 ( Plectus cirratus). $: L = 1.0 mm; a = 15; b 5; c = 8.3;
V = 48%.

Imamura, 1931: 207, Figs 16a—c ( Plectus cirratus). $: L 0.89 1.37 mm; a = 23—27;

b = 3.9—4.5; c =9.3-11.4; V = 50-53%.

De Coninck, 1935: 252 — 255, Figs 3 — 4 (Plectus cirratus). L 1.0 mm; a =21;
b = 4; c = 8.9; V = 50%; c' = 4.5.

Maggenti, 1961: 161 162, Figs 9A- B (Plectus cirratus). $: L =0.92—1.5 mm;

a = 19 26; b = 3.8—4.8; c = 7.6 9.4; V = 45—51%; c' = 5.

Timm, 1971: 49—51, Figs 3A — F (Plectus antarcticus). $: L 0.74 — 1.2 mm; a = 20 —

28; b = 3.8 -4.7; c = 8.3-10.5; V = 45-50%; c' = 4.2-5.2.

Kiiera, 1972: 49 -52, Figs 1A — C (Plectus indicus). $: L 0.93 1.1 mm; a = 23—25;

b = 4.0—4.3; c = 7.6— 7.9; V = 48-49%; c' 5.

AndrAssy, 1977: 9—11, Figs 5a—c (Plectus cirratus). $; L 1.0—1.1 mm; a = 23 —
27; b = 4.2-4.4; c 8.9-9.2; V 50 51%. L = 1.0 mm; a = 25; b = 4.5; c = 8.5;

c' = 4.9 —5.2; spicules = 35/25 /um.

Gagarin, 1977: 1399, Figs 1: 1—3 (Plectus cirratus). <J: L =0.61 0.88 mm; a

22—25; b = 3.7 4.5; c = 7.2—8.8; c' = 3.5—4.0; spicules = 38/35 /mi.

Zullini, 1982: 40, Fig. 15A (Plectus cirratus). L = 0.8—1.45 mm; a = 3.6 4.9;

c = 7.0-9.6; V = 45-54%; c' = 5 6.6.

Recent specimens from the Bbrzsony Mountains, Hungary. L 0.90—1.20 mm;
a = 25—29; b 3.7 4.7; c = 9-10; V = 48-51%; c' = 4-5.

Body arcuate ventrally. Cuticle 2—2.5 //m thick on mid-body, finely
but distinctly annulated; annulation especially visible on both extremities.
Annules 1.2 —1.5 //m wide on the middle region of body. Lateral field 3.5—4
/m\ wide, 1/9—1/11 of body diameter, consisting of two alae. Hypodermal
glands present, comparatively large (14 —17 //m), arranged in two rows on
each side of body.

Head 10—12 /um wide, slightly set off, lips low, rounded. Body at
posterior end of oesophagus 2.8—3 times as wide as head. Cephalic setae
located on the third annule, 3—3.5 /on long, obliquely directed forward.
Amphids 2.5—3 /um wide, 11—15 //m behind anterior body end, mostly
somewhat posterior to middle of stoma.

Stoma 21—24 /in i long, about twice as long as cephalic diameter; pro-
tostom 1/3 of stomatal length. Oesophagus 230—245 /im long, corpus and
isthmus nearly equal in length, bulbus strong, oval. Cardial process long.
Excretory opening 126—143 /im from the anterior extremity, in 54—61% of
the oesophagus length. Deirids somewhat behind excretory pore. Rectum as
long as anal diameter.

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Fig. 4. Plpctus cirratus Bastian, 1865. A anterior end ( x 1600); B oesophagus (x460)-
C = vulval region ( X900); I) = posterior end ( X 700); E = entire female ( X 160)

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Vagina 1/3 of corresponding body width, showing four muscle circles.
Each gonad 3—3.8 times as long as body diameter, or 12—14% of body
length, respectively. Egg oval, 46—49x24^28 /an. Distance between vulva
and anus 3.4—4 times as long as tail. Tail 96 —115 //m long, arcuate, gradually
narrowing to the tip, 4 5 times longer than the anal body diameter. Spur

(subterminal seta) about two tail tip diameters from the extremity. Other
caudal setae three pairs in number.

The male of this species seems to be not so extremely rare than in other
Plectus species. It has been described by de Man (1884), Gagarin (1977) and
Andrassy (1977). All descriptions fit very well. The spicules are asymmetrical:
the left one is longer (35 //m) than the right one (25—30 //m). There are no
tubular organs, only three weak preanal papillae. The tail is supplied with
7 pairs of subventral and 6 pairs of subdorsal setae.

Brief characteristics: Body relatively long, head slightly
set off, amphids large, a little post-medial, hypodermal glands present but
few in number, tail arcuate and slender, male without preanal tubuli.

Plectus cirratus belongs to the oldest species of the genus and has been
mentioned by a great number of authors. As it is common in frequent and
widely distributed species, P. cirratus has also many synonyms. There is no
doubt about it that Plectus ornatus Bastian, 1865, P. demani Orley, 1880,
P. intermedius Cobb. 1893, P. antarcticus de Man, 1904, P. africanus Daday,
1908 and P. indicus Khera. 1972 are all identical with cirratus. They com¬
pletely agree both in measurements and in morphological characteristics with
cirratus , and their illustrations correspond in every respect to our species.

Recent localities: Kemcnce Creek in the Borzsony Mountains, Hungary,
mosses from rocks in beeches, April 1983: Parad, Hungary, fallen leaves in a beech wood,
July 1981; Nagybozsva, Zemplen Mountains, Hungary, moss from rock, April 1983: Vac,
Hungary, bank of the river Danube, wet soil. May 1978; Ujszentmargita, Hungary, Hypnum
moss from soil, May 1967: Matra Mountains near Parad. Hungary, fallen leaves from an oak
forest. Besides, I have in my collection further specimens as well from various parts of Hun¬
gary and of the world, respectively.

Distribution: Plectus cirratus is one of the most w idely distributed species of
the genus; it has been recorded from every continent, inclusive of theAntarctica.lt seems to
be superfluous to enumerate all data of its occurrence here, all w e say is that this species has
been found in half a hundred countries hitherto.

Plectus decens sp. n. (Figs 5A—F)

?: L 0.69 0.82 mm; a 27-30: b 3-4; c = 8.3- 9.4; V 46-50%: c' -

6.3- 7.3.

Body arcuate. Cuticle very thin, 0.7—1 //m, extremely finely annulated;
annulation inconspicuous on the major part of body. Only a single hypodermal
gland present about two body widths behind oesophagus. Lateral field 1/8 as
wide as body diameter, with two longitudinal bands.

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A

1 ig. 5. Plectus decens sp. ri A
region (x 900); I) anal region

anterior end ( x 1600 Wit
( X 1600); E = posterior
( X 160)

oesophagus ( x -160); C =. vulval
end (X70 ">: F“ entire female

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Head not set off, unusually broad, 10—11 /an wide; lips hardly separate,
low. Body at posterior end of oesophagus 2.8—3 times as wide as head.
Cephalic setae 4—5 //m long, very thin, directed outward. Arnphids 3 —3.5 p
wide, almost 1/4 of corresponding hody diameter, 9 10 //m behind anterior

extremity, at middle of stoma.

Stoma 19—20 //m long, spacious, 1.8 —2 times as long as head diameter,
1/9 of the oesophagus length. Protostom weakly cuticularized. Oesophagus
170—190 jum long, bulbus oval. Cardia long, 16—20 //m, penetrating into the
intestine with its posterior half only. Excretory pore 100—110 p from head
end, in 56% of oesophagus length. Rectum unusually long: 2.5—3 times
longer than anal body diameter.

Vagina 1/4 to 1/3 of corresponding body width; muscle circles two. Each
gonad 2—3 times as long as body diameter, or 8—11% of body length, respec¬
tively. One egg: 45—49x23— 25 /um. Tail 74—90 p, 6.5 —7.3 times as long
as anal diameter, arcuate ventrally and twisted on the right on its tip. Spur
about three tail tip diameters from the extremity. Other caudal setae 3—4
pairs in number. Caudal glands at level of the rectum.

Male not known.

Brief characteristics: Body of medium length, head not set
off, cephalic setae very thin and comparatively long, arnphids large, cardial
process long and free in its anterior half, rectum extremely long, tail slender
and twisted.

Relationship : Plectus decens sp. n. resembles very much P. longi-
caudatus Butschli, 1873 but it can be distinguished from that by the follow¬
ing marks: body somewhat longer (0.45 — 0.65 in longicaudatus ), head broader,
setae directed outward, distance of vulva-anus longer (3.2—3.7 : 2.4—2.5),
tail comparatively shorter and rectum longer (1.5—2 times anal body diameter
in longicaudatus).

Owing to the great similarity of longicaudatus and decens one part of the
literature references undoubtedly refers to the new species. Thus, the 44 Plectus
longicaudatus ” of De Coninck (1935) is certainly identical with decens. But
also Zullini’s 44 longicaudatus ” (1970) belongs most probably to our new
species. Zullini described the male as well: L — 0.50—0.55 mm; a = 25—27;
b = 3.8 -3.9; c = 8.1—8.3; c' = 6, spicules = 20 /um. There were no pre-
anal tubuli.

Holotype: $ on the slide No. 8495/H.

Type locality: Kelemer, Hungary, Sphagnum mosses, June 1973. Other
locality: Bialowieza, Poland, Sphagnum mosses, October 1964.

Distribution: Hungary, Poland. Italy, Zaire, but probably more widely dis¬
tributed.

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Plectus elongatus Maggenti, 1961 (Figs 6A—E)

Maggenti, 1961: 148 150, Figs 4E- G ( Plectus elongatus). 9: L 0.71 1.03 mm;

a 19 25; b 1 5; c 1.5 5.6; \ 13 18%; c' 9.

Zullini, 1970: 97 98, Fig. 1 (Plectus elongatus). L 0.65 0.71 mm; a 24 29;

b = 4.2 4.5; c = 4.5-4.8; V = 44-45%; c' = 9- 10.

Zullini, 1982: 40, Fig. 17A ( Plectus elongatus). L 0.64 0.96 mm; a = 19 29;

b 4-5; c 4.5—5.7; V = 43 — 49%; c' 8 10.

Recent specimens from the Riikk Mountains, Hungary. 9: L = 0.67 0.83

mm; a 20 25; b 4.7 4.9; c 4.8 5.2; V 44 45%; c' 8.5 ' 9.6.

Body slightly arcuate. Cuticle thin, 1.2—1.5 //in, very finely annulated;
anilides 0.8—1.2 //m on the mid-body. Lateral field 5 //in wide, 1/5 of body
diameter, with two alae. One hypodermal gland, located two body widths
posterior to the oesophagus.

Head narrow, 8 9 //m wide, well set off, lips conoid, high. Body at

posterior end of oesophagus 3 —3.4 times as wide as head. Cephalic setae short
and thin, on the second annule, directed outward. Amphids 3 —3.5 //in wide,
situated at 9 11 /zm behind head, level with the mid-stoma.

Stoma 18—23 /zm long, 1.9 2.5 times as long as head diameter, pro-

tostom 1/3 1/4 of its length. Oesophagus 140—173 /zm long, hulhus short but

strong. Excretory pore in 57% of the oesophagus length, deirids somewhat
farther back. Intestine broad, rectum as long as anal body diameter.

Vagina 1/3 of corresponding body width, muscle circles weak, oblong.
Each gonad 2.6 3 times as long as body diameter or 10—14% of body length.

Distance between vulva and anus 1.7— 1.9 times longer than tail. Egg smooth-
shelled, 50x28 //m. Tail very long, 140—166 /zm, 8.5—9 times anal body
diameter, 19 -21% of total body length; first straight then rectangularly
curved. Spur (subterminal seta) far from the posterior extremity: in the
posterior third or fourth of tail length. Further caudal setae two pairs in
number.

Brief characteristics: Body of middle length, head set off,
lips conoid, cephalic setae fine, amphids large, stoma cylindrical in its posterior
part, tail very long and characteristically curved, spur far from tail tip.

The Hungarian specimens completely agreed with the description of
Maggenti. This species is unique among tin* representatives of the genus in
the combination of the offset head and the very long tail.

Recent specimens: Alsohegy, Riikk Mountains, Hungary, detritus from a
rocky hole, April 1967; Szarvasko, Riikk Mountains, Hungary, fallen leaves from an oak
forest, May 1972.

Distribution: Holland, Hungary, Poland, Ireland, Italy, Soviet Union (Russia,
Moldavia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan), United States (California). A terrestrial species,
inhabiting soil and mosses.

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Fig. 6. Plectus elongatus Maggenti, 1961. A = anterior end ( X 1600); B = oesophagus ( X 460)
C = vulval region ( X900); D = posterior end ( X700); E = entire female ( X 160)

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Plectus exinocaudatus Tkuskova. 1976 (Figs 7A—E)

Truskova, 1976: 1723, Fig. 1: 10 12 (Plectus exinocaudatus). L 0.34 mm; a

28; b = 3; c 5.6: V 44%; c' 9.

Recent specimens from the Biikk Mountains. Hungary: $: L 0.38 0.41 nun; a

22 25; b = 3.8 4.3; c 5.7-5.8; V = 45-47%; c' = 8 10.

Body arcuate vent rally, 16—18 /an wide on its middle region. Cuticle
exceedingly thin and very finely annulated; annulation hardly observable.
Lateral field narrow, seemingly consisting of one band only. Hypodermal
glands not present.

Fig. 7. Plectus exinocaudatus Truskova, 1976. A anterior end (xl600): B oesophagus
(x460); C vulval region (x900); D posterior end (x700); E = entire female (xl60)

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Head narrow, rounded, not set off, 4.5—5 //m wide; body at proximal
end of oesophagus 3—3.5 times wider than head. Lips weakly separate, high.
Cephalic setae nearly half as long as corresponding body width, oblique.
Ampliids about 1/4 as wide as body at the same level, 7.5—9.5 //m from body
end, always posterior to the middle of stoma.

Stoma 13—14 //m, 2.8—3 times as long as cephalic diameter, tubular
with parallel walls; protostom short. Oesophagus 94—105 /nm long, bulbus
globular. Cardial process almost as long as bulbus. Excretory pore 57 60 //m

behind the anterior extremity, in 58—60% of oesophagus length. Rectum one
and a half times longer than anal body diameter.

Vulval lips protruding, vagina with two oblong muscle circles. Each
gonad 13—16% of body length. One egg: 31x14 //m. Distance of vulva-anus
2—2.2 times as long as tail. Tail long and slender, 68 -71 //m, 8 -10 times
anal body width, 17% of total body length. First weakly then rapidly curved
ventrally. Spur far from tail tip, in the last fourth or fifth of tail length. Other
caudal setae two pairs in number.

The male is unknown.

Brief characteristics: A small species, head rounded, not
set off, setae strong, amphids behind mid-stoma, cuticular annulation incon¬
spicuous, cardial process very long, stoma tubular, tail very long.

Relationship : Plectus exinocaudatus resembles P. longicaadatus
Blitschli, 1873 but its body is smaller, the head narrower (4.5—5 //m : 7.5—8
^/m), the rectum shorter and the amphids located posterior to middle of stoma.

Recent locality: Bankut, Biikk Mountains, Hungary, wet moss from soil.
May 1951.

Distribution: Soviet Union (Far East) and Hungary.

Plectus infundihulifer sp. n. (Figs 8 A—E)

$: L 1.18 1.32 mm: a = 21-27; b 4.5-5.0; c = 11 13; V = 49 51%; c'

3.5- 3.9.

Body fairly robust and often twisted a little, so that the mounted
animals do not lie completely on one of their sides. Cuticle 2.5—3 /mi thick,
finely but distinctly annulated. Lateral field nearly 1/5 of body width, showing
two longitudinal alae. Hypodermal glands present, large and more numerous
in the second body half; postvulval 23—30 glands on each side. Body 48
56 /Lira wide on the middle region.

Head set off, 13—14 //m wide, lips conoid and separate. Body at proximal
end of oesophagus 3.3—3.5 times as wide as head. Cephalic setae originating
on the third annule, 5.5 /u m long, fairly thin and directed outward. Amphids
located behind the middle of stoma.

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Fig. 8. Plectus infundibulifer sp. n. A = anterior end (X1600); B = oesophagus (x460);
C vulval region ( X 900); 1) posterior end ( X700); E entire female ( X 160)

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Stoma 27—29 //m long, twice head diameter, and very characteristic in
shape. It is regularly funnel-shaped (hence the specific name 44 infundibulifer ”):
its anterior third shows a 44 V” in optical view, its posterior two-thirds is how¬
ever straight, tubular and very narrow. Oesophagus 260—290 //m long and
also very typical for the species: its lumen is in the anterior third of the corpus
wide, spacious, in the posterior part of the corpus and in the isthmus however
undulated or spiral. Basal bull) strong, spherical, cardial process compara¬
tively short. Excretory pore in 56—58% of the oesophagus length. Rectum
equal in length with anal body diameter.

Vulval lips not protruding, vaginal muscle circles weak. Each gonad
12—13% of body length. Vulva-anus distance 4.8—5.6 times as long as tail.
The latter 100 — 106 //m, 3.5—3.9 times anal diameter, slightly arcuate. Spur
two tail tip diameters from the extremity. Two pairs of caudal setae present.

Male not found.

Brief characteristics: Body large and plump, annules fine,
head set off, lips high and conoid, cephalic setae directed outward, amphids
posterior to mid-stoma, mouth cavity funnel-shaped, oesophagus lumen dif¬
ferent in the anterior and posterior part of oesophagus, tail of medium length.

Relationship : Plectus infundibulifer sp. n. may be readily sep¬
arated from any other species of Plectus by the shape of the mouth cavity
and the structure of the oesophagus. It may be compared with Plectus telekii
Mulk & Cooman, 1978, can be distinguished however at once from that by the
above mentioned characters and the long and outward directed cephalic setae.

Holotype: $ on the slide No. 2141/H in the collection of the author.

Type locality: Ocsa, Hungary, swampy soil, October 1962.

Plectus longicaudatus Butschli, 1873 (Figs 9A—E)

Butschli, 1873: 92, Figs 38a b (Plectus longicaudatus). L 0.5 mm; b 4;
c 6-7.

De Man, 1876: 72 73, Figs 32a c (Plectus longicaudatus ). $: L = 0.5 mm; a = 25 —

29; c = 6.7 7.1.

De Man, 1884: 114, Figs 73a e (Plectus longicaudatus). L = 0.5 mm; a 25;
b 4; c = 6.

Steiner. 1916: 329 — 330, Figs 8a b (Plectus meridionalis). ?: L - 0.51 mm; a 19;
b 4.2; c = 5.7; V = 50%.

Andrassy. 1952: 34 — 35, Figs 12a —h (Plectus longicaudatus). $: L = 0.43 0.61 mm;

a = 21- 31; b = 3.7—3.8; c = 6.0 6.3; V 44- 50%.

Maggenti, 1961: 157— 158, Figs 8A- B (Plectus longicaudatus). Neotype $: L 0.61
mm; a 29; b 3.8; c --- 6.2; V - 46.6%. Other $: L -- 0.45 0.65 mm; a = 22—30;

b 3.6 4.0; c = 4.7-7.1; V 44-50%; c' - 8.

Recent specimens from Parad, Hungary: 9: L 0.55 — 0.65 mm: a = 24 —27; b
3.8 4.2; c = 6.6 7.4; V = 47 49%; c' - 7.5-8.5.

Body — except the tail — only slightly curved ventrally. Cuticle very
thin, 0.8—1 //m, finely annulated; annulation hardly discernible on the

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extremities, too. Lateral field 1/6 of body width, with two hardly separated
longitudinal hands. A single hypodermal gland present behind proximal end
of oesophagus.

Head not set off, 7.5—8 //ni wide; body at posterior end of oesophagus
2.3—2.8 times wider than head. Cephalic setae 3.5—4 /an long, directed for-

Fig. 9. Plectus longicaudatus Butschli, 1873. A = anterior end ( x 1600); B oesophagus
( 160); C — vulval region ( ■ 900); I) posterior end ( 700): E entire female ( 160)

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ward. Amphids 2.5 //m wide, located 6—9 //m from the anterior extremity,
and at middle of the mouth cavity, respectively.

Stoma 15—17 //m, 1.9—2.2 times head diameter, 1/9—1/10 of the oeso¬
phagus length. Protostom 1/4 of the stoma. Oesophagus 140—156 /um long,
bulbus oval. Anterior half of cardial process free, posterior half penetrating
into the intestine. Rectum long, 1.6—2 times anal body diameter. Excretory
pore 77- 87 //m behind head, in 55—60% of oesophagus length. Deirids about
half a body width posterior to excretory opening.

Vagina about 1/3 of corresponding body diameter, with two oval muscle
spots. Each gonad three times as long as body width. Vulva-anus distance
2.4—2.5 times longer than tail. Tail long, 82—88 //m, 7.5—8.5 times anal
diameter, 13—13% of total body length, more or less bent ventrally. Spur far
from tail tip, in the last fourth of tail length. Further caudal setae three pairs
in number.

The male has remained unknown. Although Zullini (1970) described a
male under the name 44 Plectus longicaudatus ” but his nematode belonged most
probably to Plectus decens sp. n. (see there).

Brief characteristics: Body small, annulation inconspicuous,
cephalic setae directed forward, cardial process long and free in its anterior
part, rectum long, tail similarly long.

Relationship : The closest relative of this species is Plectus decens
sp. n. (distinguishing characteristics see there), and we may suppose that a
part of the literature data of 44 longicaudatus ” refer to the second species.

Recent localities: Ujszentmargita, Hungary, soil around apple trees. May
1967; Parad, Hungary, fallen leaves from beeches. May 1983; Recsk, Hungary, grassy soil,
June 1983.

Distribution: Plectus longicaudatus is a widely distributed species which fre¬
quently occur in various terrestrial habitats. It has been recorded from many countries of
Europe, Asia, Africa, both Americas and Australia.

Plectus opisthocircuius Andrassy, 1952 (Figs 10A— E)

Andrassy, 1952: 34 — 35, Figs 13a— f ( Plectus longicaudatus var. opisthocirculus). $:
L = 0.45—0.64 mm; a 23-33; b 3.5-4.2: c = 8.2- 10.3; V 50-54%; c' = 4.5-5.3.

Meyl, 1951: 31, Figs 1 — 2 (Plectus sambesii). $: L — 0.47 mm: a = 20: b 4; c — 6.5;
V = 44%.

Andrassy, 1958: 136—138, Figs 4C - F ( Plectus sambesii). L = 0.62 0.64 mm;

a = 21—25; b = 4.0 —4.4; c = 7.5 —8.0; V = 46—47%; c' = 4.7—5.6. <$: L 0.56 mm;
a = 24; h = 3.9; c 8.5: spicules - 23 pm.

Body fairly slender, slightly arcuate. Cuticle very thin, 0.5—0.7 ^m,
finely, indistinctly annulated. Lateral field 1/6 of body width, with two longi¬
tudinal bands. A single hypodermal gland present two body diameters behind
oesophagus.

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lluad not set off, 6.5—7 /an wide, lips hardly separate, each with a
small protuberance around the oral opening. Cephalic setae 2.5 //m long, very
thin, directed outward or even a little backward. Amphids 12 14 /an from

head end, level with posterior end of stoma.

Stoma 16 19 //m long, 2.5—3 times head diameter, or 1/7—1/8 of oeso¬
phagus length, respectively. Protostom quite short. Oesophagus 127 138 /an

long, bulbus large, spherical, cardial process short. Excretory pore 77—79 //m

Fig. 10. Plectus opisthocirculus Andrassy, 1952. A anterior end ( X 1600); B oesophagus
( X 460); C vulval region ( X 900); I) posterior end (x700); E entire female (Xl60)

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from anterior extremity, in 59—62% of oesophagus length. Rectum as long as
anal diameter.

Vagina 1/3 of corresponding body width, with two oval muscle spots.
Each gonad 2.5—2.7 times as long as body diameter, 9—11% of body length.
Uterus with one egg. Vulva-anus distance 3.2—3.5 times as long as tail. Tail
58—70 //m, 5—6 times anal body diameter, 11—13% of body length, slightly
arcuate. Caudal glands comparatively large. Spur far from tail tip, in the last
third of tail. Caudal setae thin and long.

Brief characteristics: A small species, head not set off, lips
with small liplets around the oral opening, cephalic setae long and directed
outward or slightly backward, amphids far back, stoma long, tail slender.

Originally I described this species as Plectus longicaudatus var. opistho-
circulus Andrassy, 1952 and regarded it as valid species in 1958. I under¬
lined in the original description that opisthocirculus was clearly different from
the typical longicaudatus in having a shorter tail and especially amphids
located far back, at the basis of the mouth cavity. The same species was then
described by Meyl (1961) and me (1958) under the name “Plectus sambesii ”.
1 found in Egypt also a male specimen which is, thus, the male of P. opistho¬
circulus. Spicules 23 //m, gubernaculum 7.5 pm long. Tubular preanal organs
not present.

It should be mentioned that in Balatonfiired, in a small pool near the
Lake Balaton in Hungary I collected some specimens which agreed very well
with opisthocirculus as described above but the body was more slender (a
33—44) and the vagina directed oblique to body axis. These latter charac¬
teristics were constant in that population. Whether they represent a local
variety of opisthocirculus , or a separate but very close species ?

Recent localities: Egerbakta, Biikk Mountains, Hungary, detritus from a
small pool. September 1960; Balatonfiired. Hungary, detritus from a puddle, March 1951;
Balatonfiired. Hungary, periphyton from the Lake Balaton, September 1962.

N e o t y p e : The type material was lost, I have however specimens from Egerbakta,
the type locality and select and designate a female as a neotype: slide No. 042/H preserved in
my collection.

Distribution : Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Soviet Union (Russia, Far
East), Egypt and Tanzania. This definitely aquatic species has probably a wider distribution
but was mixed up in some cases with P. longicaudatus.

Plectus palustris de Man, 1880 (Figs 11A—E)

De Man, 1880: 51 (Plectus palustris). 9: L = 1.7 mm; a 45; b = 5; c — 8.

De Man, 1884: 112, Fig. 70 ( Plectus palustris). 9: L 1.7 mm; a = 45; b 5; c 8.

Loof, 1961: 189 190, Figs 6D F ( Plectus palustris). 9: L 1.52 mm; a 35; b

5.2: c 7.3; V = 46%. Lectotype !

Maggenti, 1961: 162 164, Figs 9C — E ( Plectus palustris). 9* L 1.25 — 1.50 mm;
a 31 34: b 4.3 —4.9; c -7.2 7.9: V =43 — 4^%;c' - 6.5. Neotype 9* L 1.31 mm;

a -_=31; b = 4.6: c = 7.8; V 44%.

Gadea. 1964: Figs 1A B (Plectus palustris). 9: L 1.2— 1.5 mm.

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Zullini, 1982: 41 — 42, Fig. 15B (Plectus palustris). L = 1.16—1.40 mm; a - 31-—
42; b = 4.3 —4.9; c = 7.0-7.9; V = 43-49%; c' — 6-9.

Recent specimens from God, Hungary. $: L = 1.38 — 1.42 mm; a = 31 — 40;
b = 5.4; c 7.2 —7.5; V = 43-49%; c' = 7.5-8.

Body long and slender, 33—36 pm wide on its middle. Cuticle thin,
finely annulated. Lateral field about 1/6 as wide as body, plain or with two
indistinct bands.

Head not set off, lips low. Cephalic diameter 13 p m; body on posterior
end of oesophagus 3 times wider than head. Cephalic setae thin, 4 pm long,
on the third annule, directed outward. Amphids large, nearly 1/4 of correspond¬
ing body width, 12—14 pm. from head end, at level of the mid-stoma.

Stoma 25—30 pm, 2—2.5 times head diameter, protostom 1/4 of its
length. Oesophagus 250—260 /urn long, distance between oesophagus and vulva
longer (1.4 times) than the oesophagus. Bulbus rather weak, cardial process
however well developed. Excretory opening 150—155 pm behind head, in
58—59% of oesophagus length. Rectum a little longer than anal body diameter.

Vagina with weak muscle circles. Uterus containing 2 to 4 eggs. Egg
52—54x29—30 //m, egg-shell scabrous. Vulva-anus distance 3—3.3 times as
long as tail. The latter 180—185 pm long, 7.5—8 times anal body diameter,
gradually narrowing to its last cylindrical part. Caudal glands large. Spur
2—3 tail tip diameters from the extremity. Further caudal setae three pairs
in number.

Male unknown.

Brief characteristics: Body large and slender, head rounded,
not set off, cephalic setae thin and directed outward, amphids large, egg
rough-shelled, tail long but fairly plump.

Loof (1961) when critically revised the nematode collection of de Man,
designated the single female of Plectus palustris (from a ditch near Leiden,
Holland) as lectotype. In the same year, Maggenti (1961) redescribed Plectus
palustris on the basis of a population collected in Holland (soil in meadow
along the Rhine River, Wageningen) and selected a specimen as a neotype.
I think we must prefer Loof’s type to Maggenti’s since the original collection
of de Man has priority over younger collectings.

Recent locality: God, Hungary, periphyton from the River Danube, Sep¬
tember 1973.

Distribution: Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Fin¬
land, Spain, Italy, Soviet Union (Russia, Uzbekistan, Tadzikistan), Kenya. Plectus palustris
is a true aquatic species.

Plectus parietinus Bastian, 1865 (Figs 12A — E)

Bastian, 1865: 118—119, Figs 79—80 (Plectus parietinus). $: L — 1.1 mm; a 17;
b = 4; c = 10.8.

Bastian, 1865: 119, Figs 85- 86 (Plectus velox). $: L 0.97 mm; a = 19; b =4;
c - 9.6.

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Fig. 12. Plectus parietinus Bastian, 1865. A = anterior end ( X 1600); B = oesophagus ( X460);
C = vulval region ( X900); D = posterior end ( X700); E - entire female ( X 160)

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Bastian, 1865: 121, Figs 95—96 ( Plectus fusiformis ). L = 0.94 mm; a - - 19; b = 4;

c 9.3.

Steiner, 1916: 51 — 53, Figs la— c (Plectus parietinus). L = 1.29—1.54 mm; a
18—25; b = 4.3— 4.6; c - 10.9 -14.9; V 45- 48%.

AndrAssy, 1958: 43 — 46, Figs 17A--D and 18A (Plectus parietinus ). <$: L = 1.1 mm;
a = 21; b = 4.1; c = 12; c' — 2.3; spicules = 43 pm.

Loof, 1961: 188, Figs 6A — B (Plectus parietinus). $: L 0.97—1.27; a = 14-16;
b - 4.2-5.5; c - 14- 15; V = 50—51%.

Maggenti, 1961: 142—144, Figs 1 and 2A—F (Plectus parietinus). L = 0.93—1.7
mm; a = 12—25; b = 3.2—5.2; c = 8—15; V = 45—52%; c' = 3—4. Neotype 2: L = 1.38
mm; a 20.4; b = 4.3; c = 11.6; V = 50%. L 1.2-1.3 mm; a 18 -22; b - 4.3-
4.8; c = 12—13; spicules = 60- 64/44—56 pm.

Heyns, 1971: 119, Figs 78A— C (Plectus parietinus). No measurements.

Zullini, 1982: 42, Fig. 16B (Plectus parietinus). L 0.80 1.45 mm: a = 14 26;

b 3.8-5.1; c = 8.5-15; V = 46-52%; c' = 3-4.

Blome, 1982: 12, Figs 1A B (Plectus parietinus). L 1.09 mm; a = 19; b = 4.6;
c = 10.7; V = 47%; c' 3.5.

Recent specimens from Budapest, Hungary. $: L -= 1.05 1.20 mm; a —

16- 18; b = 4.5—4.7; c = 13-15; V = 47 -49%; c' — 2.4-3.

Body large and robust, ventrally arcuate. Cuticle thick, especially on
the neck, 3—4 pm on mid-body region, distinctly annulated; annules 1.5—2
pm wide on mid-body. Lateral field 6—8 pm wide, 1/7—1/8 of body width,
with two alae. Hypodermal glands large, 12—17 //m, their number 44—58 on
each side of body.

Head well set off by a constriction, 13—16 pm wide, lips separate,
conoid, 7—8 pm high. Cephalic setae short (4 — 5 pm) but strong, directed
forward. Body on posterior end of oesophagus 3.4—4 times as wide as head.
Amphids 2.5—3.5 //m wide, 12—16 p.m behind anterior extremity, level with
mid-stoma.

Stoma 24—26 pm long, 1.8—2 times head diameter, 1/9 of oesophagus
length, spacious. Protostom 1/3 of stoma. Oesophagus 225—250 //in long,
bulbus strong, cardial process short. Excretory pore 121—137 pm from head,
in 53—55% of oesophagus length. Rectum as long as anal diameter.

Vagina 1/3 of corresponding body width, showing four muscle circles.
Each gonad 14—16% of body length. Vulva-anus distance 5.9—6.6 times as
long as tail. Tail short and plump, 74—80 //m, 2.4 — 3 times anal body diameter,
6.8—7.5% of body length. Spur about one tail tip diameter from the extremity.
Further caudal setae three in number.

The male was first described by me (Andrassy, 1958) and then by
Maggenti (1961). It is characterized by the presence of five large tubular
organs and a great number of short and thick setae on the posterior body end.
Spicules asymmetrical: either the right or the left one longer than the other.

Brief characteristics: Large and fairly robust species, cuticle
thick and strongly annulated, head set off, lips separate, cephalic setae short
and directed forward, stoma spacious, hypodermal glands numerous and large,
tail plump.

Recent specimens: Budapest, Sashegy, Hungary, detritus from roots, Octo¬
ber 1972; Fiilophaza, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary, soil around grass roots, April 1978.

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Furthermore, I have numerous specimens in my collection from various parts of the
world.

Distribution: Plectus parietinus is a common and widely distributed species
which has been recorded from every continent, inclusive of the Antarctica.

Plectus parvus Bastian, 1863 (Figs 13A—E)

Bastian, 1865: 120, Figs 89 90 (Plectus parvus). L 0.54 min; a 21; b =3;

c 10.6; V 50%.

Daday, 1897: 120, Figs 14: 2 4 (Rhabdolaimus balatonicus). $: L 0.68 mm; a - 18,

h = 4; c 8.

Fig. 13. Plectus parvus Bastian, 1865. A anterior end (x!600); B = oesophagus (x460);
C vulval region ( X 900); D posterior end ( X 700); E = entire female ( X 160)

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Hoeppli, 1926: 238 239, Figs 1- 3 (Plectus paracommunis ). L = 0.47 nun; a 16;

b 3.6; c = 11.8.

Maggenti, 1961: 158 160, Figs 8C—F ( Plectus parvus). $: L = 0.42- 0.51 mm; a

17- 22; b 3.4- 4.0; c = 7.9 10.4; V = 49-53%; c' = 5. <J: L 0.48 mm; a == 22: b

3.7; c = 8.2; c' = 5; spicules — 19/13 pm.

Mulk & Coomans 1978: 595 — 598, Figs 1A M ( Plectus parvus). $: L 0.44 0.51

mm; a = 17-26; b 3.4- 3.8; c - 8 10; V 49-57%; c' 4.5.

Zullini, 1982: 42 43, Fig. 14B ( Plectus parvus). $: L 0.41- 0.57 min: a 17 27;

b = 3.4- 4.3; c = 8.5-12; Y = 48 -55%; c' = 4 6.

Recent specimens from Szentendre, Hungary. $: L = 0.46— 0.49 mm; a =

18— 24; b 3.5-3.7; c 9 10; V = 50-54%; c' = 4- 4.8.

Body small. Cuticle thin, 0.7—0.8 //m, annulation hardly discernible on
major part of body. Lateral field 1/6 of body diameter, with two alae.

Head narrow, not set off, 6.5—7 //m wide, lips hardly separate. Body on
proximal end of oesophagus 2.5—3 times as wide as head. Cephalic setae thin,
directed outward. Amphids 2.5 //m wide, 8—10 pm behind head, somewhat
posterior to mid-stoma.

Stoma 15—17 //m long, 2.3—2.5 times head diameter, 1/8—1/9 of oeso¬
phagus length. Oesophagus 128—134 pm long, bulbus oblong, cardial process
thick. Excretory opening 75—78 //in from anterior extremity, in 57—66% of
oesophagus length. Rectum as long as anal diameter.

Vagina with two muscle circles. Each gonad 2.4—3 times as long as
body w idth, 10—11% of body length. One egg; 43 X 18 //m. Distance between
vulva and anus 3.5—3.7 times as long as tail. Tail 46—50 pm long, 4—4.8
times anal body diameter, 10—11% of body length, hardly bent ventrally,
almost cylindrical. Spur in the last fourth of tail length.

The male was described by Maggenti (1961). Spicules asymmetrical.
No preanal tubular organs.

Brief characteristics; Body small, head not set off, lips low,
annulation weak setae thin and directed outward, amphids posterior to middle
of stoma, tail slightly curved and nearly cylindrical.

Recent specimens: Szentendre, Hungary, moss from the roots of a willow*
October 1963.

Distribution: A widely distributed species occurring in both terrestrial and
aquatic habitats. It has been recorded from every continent except the Antarctica.

Plectus sambesii Micoletzky, 1916 (Figs 14A—E)

Micoletzky', 1916: 9—10, Figs 4a -b ( Plectus sambesii). L — 0.51 mm; a 22;
b = 4; c = 8.4.

De Coninck. 1935: 256 260, Figs 8 10 ( Plectus sambesii). 9: L 0.52 0.57 mm;

a = 18—22; b - 3.8 4.2; c = 6.3—8.5; V = 45 17%; c' 1.4 5.7.

Recent specimens from Parad. Hungary. $: L 0.60 0.68 mm; a 22

24; b = 3.8 -4.2; c = 8.4 8.8; V = 48—50%; c' = 5- 5.5.

Body arcuate. Cuticle 1.2—1.5 pm thick, finely but distinctly annulated.
Lateral field 1/8 of body diameter, with two distinct bands. A single hypo-
dermal gland tYvo body widths behind oesophagus. Cuticle with scattered setae.

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Fig. 14. Pled us sambesii Micoletzky, 1916. A anterior end ( X 1600); B oesophagus
( 160); C vulval region ( 900): I) posterior end (> 700); E entire female (X 160)

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Head narrow, rounded, not set off, 12 pm wide; lips separate, moderately
high. Cervical setae short, directed forward. Amphids about 1/5 as wide as
corresponding body diameter, 9—11 pm behind anterior extremity, at level of
the middle of stoma.

Stoma 17—19 pm long, 1.7—1.9 times head diameter, 1/8—1/9 of oeso¬
phagus length; protostom 1/3 of stoma. Oesophagus 160—170 //m long, corpus
longer than isthmus, bulbus oval, cardial process rather short. Excretory pore
100 /im from head end, in 60—62% of oesophagus length. Rectum as long as,
or 1.5 times longer than anal body diameter.

Vulval lips not protruding, vagina 1/3 to 2/5 of corresponding body
width, showing four muscle circles. Each gonad 2.6 — 3 times as long as body
diameter, or 10—12% of body length. Distance between vulva and anus
3.1—3.3 times as long as tail. The latter 77—82 //in long, 5—5.5 times anal
diameter, arcuate or hook-like. Spur 2—3 tail tip diameters from posterior
extremity. Further caudal setae two pairs in number.

Male unknown.

Brief characteristics: Body rather small, head narrow and
not set off, cephalic setae directed forward, short, amphids level with mid¬
stoma, tail strongly bent ventrally.

Relationship : Plectus sambesii is similar to P. parvus Bastian,
1865, can be easily separated however from it by the forward directed cephalic
setae and especially by the longer and arcuate tail.

De Coninck (1935) gave a good description of this species and well
illustrated the characteristic shape of the tail.

Recent locality: Parad, Hungary, detritus from a pool, July 1982.

Distribution : Hungary, Zaire and South Africa. Plectus sambesii inhabits
aquatic and semi-aquatic biotopes.

Plectus silvaticus sp. n. (Figs 15A—E)

$: L = 1.25 — 1.40 mm; a 26 29: b = 4.2 -4.5; c = 11 -12; V = 49 -53%; c' =

3.3— 3.5.

Body large, arcuate. Cuticle thick, 3 ^/m, annulation distinct, especially
on the anterior body region; annules 1.4 —1.5 pm wide on mid-body. Lateral
field 5 p.m wide, 1/7—1/8 of body diameter, with two longitudinal alae. Hypo-
dermal glands present, in general 12 pm long, their number is limited: 16 —
20 on each side of body.

H ead broad, well setoff by a constriction, 13—14 //m wide, lips separate,
rounded, low. Body on posterior end of oesophagus 2.9 —3.3 times as wide as
head. Cephalic setae 3 — 4 pm long, moderately thick, oblique. Amphids
3—4 pm wide, 12—18 //m behind head end, located at middle region of stoma.

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Fig. 15. Plectus silvaticus sp. n. A anterior end ( X 1600); B : oesophagus (x460); C
vulval region ( x900); D posterior end (x700); E entire female ( X 160)

3*

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Stoma 23—26 fini long, 1.7—2 times head diameter, fairly wide; pro-
tostom about 1/3 of stomatal length. Oesophagus 290—360 //m long, bulhus
unusually weak, cardial process slender. Intestine comparatively narrow,
rectum as long as anal body diameter. Excretory opening 173- 180 pm from
anterior extremity, in 57 -61% of oesophagus length. Deirids some body
annules behind excretory pore.

Vagina more than 1/3 as long as corresponding body width, showing two
large and two small muscle circles. Each gonad 2.5—3.5 times body diameter
or 9 -12% of body length. Distance between vulva and anus 4.5 — 5 times as
long as tail. Tail 110 —115 p long, 3.3—3.5 times anal body diameter,
ventrally bent, 8—9% of total length of body. Spur 2—3 tail tip diameters
from the extremity; further caudal setae four pairs in number. Caudal glands
large.

The mail is unknown.

Brief characteristics: Body large and moderately slender,
head broad, strongly separate, lips distinct, cephalic setae directed outward,
stoma spacious, basal bulb unusually weak, hypodermal glands present in a
limited number, tail rather plump.

Relationship : Plectus silvaticus sp. n. is closely related to P.
parietinus Bastian, 1865, can be distinguished however from it by the follow¬
ing marks: the body is not so robust, the head is broader with lower lips, the
oesophageal hull) weaker, the cephalic setae are thinner, the hypodermal
glands fewer in number, the tail is slender and the subterminal seta (spur)
located farther from tail tip. It is possible that some data in the literature
published as parietinus refer to silvaticus .

Holotype: $ on the slide No. 8435/H in the collection of the author.

Type locality: Biatorbagy, Hungary, fallen leaves from an oak forest, June
1972. Other locality: Mezohegyes, Hungary, soil around oak trees, June 1968.

Plectus tenuis Bastian, 1865 (Figs 16A—E)

Bastian, 1865: 119, Figs 83 — 81 ( Plectus tenuis). $: L — 0.76 min: a = 30; b - 4;
c 8; Y = 50%.

De Man, 1884: 111- 112, Figs 69a c ( Plectus tenuis). $: L = 1.2 mm; a = 40; b
4- 4.5; c 11.

Stefanski, 1938: 663 — 665, Figs 10a - c ( Plectus tenuis). $: L 1.08 1.13 mm;

a = 25—28; b = 4.5-5.3; c = 10—10.6; V = 44-51%. L = 1.08-1.12 mm; a = 35-
39; b 3.9—4.6; c - 10 11; spicules = 24 pm.

Gagarin, 1971: 474 — 475, Fig. 1 ( Plectus parainquirendus). ?: L 0.96- 1.26 mm:
a = 26—36; b = 4.6-5.4; c = 8.4—11.8; V = 45-48%; c' = 5- 5.5.

Zullini, 1982: 43 44, Fig. 18 ( Plectus tenuis ). $; L 0.90—1.20 mm; a - - 28 44;

b - 4 -5; c == 7.3 12; V 46—50%; c' - 5-6.5.

Recent specimens from the Danube River, Hungary. L 0.90 1.21 nun;

a = 38 39; 1) = 4.1-5.1; c = 10.4- 11.4: V 45 50%; c' = 5-6.

Body very slender. Cuticle thin, annulation very fine, hardly discernible.
Lateral field 1/8 of body width, showing two longitudinal alae. One hypo-

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Fig. 16. Plectus tenuis Bastian, 1865. A = anterior end (xl600); B oesophagus (x460);
C = vulval region ( X 900); I) = posterior end ( X 700); E entire female ( x 160)

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dermal gland present, located 2—3 body widths behind posterior end of
oesophagus.

Head narrow, not set off, 8.5—9 /j in wide, lips low, hardly separate.
Body on proximal end of oesophagus 2.5 times as wide as head. Cephalic setae
very thin and long, 2.5—3 //m, almost 1/2 of corresponding body width, directed
outward. Amphids unusually small, 1/6—1/8 of corresponding body diameter,
14—15 p from anterior extremity, level with middle part of stoma.

Stoma very long and narrow, 27—30 /^m, 3—3.5 times head diameter,
1/7—1/8 of oesophagus length. Protostom short. Oesophagus 218—235 /on
long, slender, bulbus weak, oval. Cardial process nearly as long as bulbus,
15 /an. Excretory pore 125—135 //m from head end, in 58—60% of oeso¬
phagus length. Rectum 1.3 —1.5 times anal body diameter.

Vagina almost 1/2 of body width, showing four muscle circles. Each
gonad 3—3.5 times as long as body width. One or two eggs in the uterus:
56—59x23—26 //m. Vulva-anus distance 4.4—5.3 times as long as tail. Tail
80—105 |Um, 5—6 times anal body diameter, at first straight, then suddenly
curved. Spur 2—3 tail tip diameters from the extremity. Further caudal setae
two pairs in number.

The male was described by Stefanski (1938). Spicules 24 /an, only about
as long as anal body diameter, gubernaculum 7—8 /an long. Preanal tubular
organ not present. Caudal setae (or papillae ?): 2 pairs subdorsal and 6 pairs
subventral. Tail more strongly bent than in female.

It is worthy of mention that Schneider (1925) also described specimens
as males of P. tenuis. He found even two “types” of males, one with two tubular
organs and one without those. His males belonged evidently to two different
species but to which species that cannot be stated. Maybe the male II (that
without tubular organs) was actually conspecific with P. tenuis.

Brief characteristics: Body of medium length, very slender,
annulation of cuticle inconspicuous, head narrow and not set off, cephalic
setae long and thin, stoma very long and narrow, amphids small, tail slender.

In his revision Maggenti (1961) regarded Plectus tenuis as species in-
quirenda although this species is well recognizable after the description of
Bastian. Good descriptions are to be found in the works of de Man (1884),
Stefanski (1938) and Zullini (1982). Gagarin’s publication (1971) may be
added to them as well, his species, Plectus parainquirendus Gagarin, 1971
seems to be conspecific with P. tenuis: both the measurements and the mor¬
phological characters agree well with those of the latter species.

Recent localities: God, Hungary, detritus from the Danube River, June
1970; Tata, Hungary, algae from a lake, August 1954; Hajduszoboszlo, Hungary, algae from
a canal of temperate water, April 1955.

Distribution : This limnic species has been recorded from every continent
except the Antarctica.

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Genus Ceratoplectus An dr assy, 1984

Definition : Plectidae, Plectinae. Body length between 0.3 and
1.9 mm. Cuticle transversely annulated and provided with submedial setae.
Lateral field with two or three longitudinal alae. Head generally wide, not
set off, lips low, flattened. Cephalic setae strong, always directed forward and
reaching beyond the top of head; originating on the posterior margin of the
iip region. Amphids plectoid, at level with the mouth cavity. Stoma broad,
tubular, practically with parallel walls; protostom not separate. Oesophagus
plectoid, excretory pore at level of the posterior part of oesophagus. Vulva
more or less equatorial, female genital organ as in Plectus. Testes tw o, spicules
symmetrical. Tubular preanal organs not present. Tail of both sexes similar,
conoid, in female almost straight, in male ventrally curved. Three caudal
glands and a spinneret present.

Type-species : Plectus assimilis Butschli, 1873 = Ceratoplectus
assimilis (Butschli, 1873) Andrassy, 1984.

The genus is closely related to Plectus Bastian, 1865 but differs from that in the follow¬
ing characteristics: body stout, not arcuate; lips flattened; cephalic setae always forward
directed and reaching over the contour of the head (they show a figur “S” with tips bent
outward); mouth cavity more regularly tubular, with almost parallel walls, protostom not
separate; female tail straight.

The genus is widely distributed, its species inhabit terrestrial biotopes; aquatic species
do not occur among them. The males are very rare (known in two species only) or absent.
The following 7 species belong to the genus Ceratoplectus:

C. acuticaudatus (Truskova, 1976) Andrassy, 1984
Syn. Plectus acuticaudatus Truskova, 1976
C. annulus (Butschli, 1873) Andrassy, 1984
Syn. Plectus armatus Butschli. 1873

Proteroplectus armatus (Butschli, 1873) Paramonov, 1964
Cyatholaimus styriacus Micoletzky, 1922
Plectus arctus Truskova, 1976
C. assimilis (Butschli, 1873) Andrassy, 1984
Syn. Plectus assimilis Butschli, 1873

Proteroplectus assimilis (Butschli, 1873) Paramonov, 1964
C. coriius (Maggenti, 1961) Andrassy, 1984
Syn. Plectus cornus Maggenti, 1961

Proteroplectus cornus (Maggenti, 1961) Paramonov, 1964
C. gracilis (Truskova, 1976) Andrassy, 1984
Syn. Plectus gracilis Truskova, 1976
C. lenis sp. n.

C. triplogaster (Orley, 1880) Andrassy, 1984
Syn. Plectus triplogaster Orley, 1880

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF CERATOPLECTUS

1 Body very large, nearly 2 mm and extremely plump (a = 11 12)

triplogaster (Orley)

— Body much smaller, under 1 mm, never so plump 2

2 Spinneret on tail tip unusually long, 6 fin i; rectum twice as long as anal body diameter

acuticaudatus (Truskova)

— Spinneret normal; rectum about as long as anal body diameter 3

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3 Mouth cavity long, three times head diameter or longer
— Mouth cavity as long as 1.5 —2.5 head diameters

cornus (Maggenti)
4

4 Larger species, 0.6 —0.9 mm
— Smaller species, 0.3 0.5 mm

5

6

5 Tail 7 times anal body diameter; neck rapidly narrowing to labial region
— Tail 3 4 times anal body diameter; neck weakly narrowing to labial region

lenis sp. n.

6 Tail slender, 6 times anal body diameter

Tail less slender, 4 — 5 times anal body diameter

assimilis (Butschli)

gracilis (Truskova)
armatus (Butschli)

Ceratoplectus armatus (Butschli, 1873) Andrassy, 1984 (Figs 17A—E)

Butschli, 1873: 90— 91, Fig. 45 (Plectus armatus). $: L = to 0.5 mm; b 4; c = 10;
y _ 50%.

De Man, 1876: 73 —74, Figs 33a—b (Plectus communis). L -- 0.44: a 18.

De Man, 1884: 115 —116, Fig. 75 (Plectus communis). L = 0.5 mm; a = 15— 18;
b = 4; c = 8-10.

Micoletzky, 1922: 382 —383, Fig. 22 (Cyatholaimus styriacus). $: L 0.28 0.43 mm;

a = 13—17; b = 3.6 4.2; c = 8.3— 9.7; V = - 47-52%.

Paetzold, 1959: 32, Figs 8a—b ( Plectus communis). L = 0.36—0.50 mm; a =
15-18; b = 3.4—4.7; c = 8.2—10.1; V- 49-53%. <$: L = 0.40 mm; a - 22; b 3.5;
c = 9.5; spicules = 15 /an.

Maggenti, 1961: 150, Figs 6A—C (Plectus armatus). L = 0.34 0.46 mm; a =

13.5-16; b = 3.5—4.2; c = 7.7— 10.5; V = 47—51%.

Truskova, 1976: 1721, Figs 2: 1 — 2 (Plectus arctus). L = 0.35- 0.52 mm; a = 17—

19; b = 3.8— 4.0; c = 7.8-8.7; V = 42—50%; c' = 4-5.

Mulk & Coomans, 1978: 598- 600, F7gs 2A- I ( Plectus armatus). $: L = 0.33—0.47
mm; a = 15- 19; b = 3.3-4.1; c = 7.7-10.2; V = 48-51%; c' = 4-5. <?: L = 0.36 mm;
a = 16; b = 3.6; c = 9.2; spicules 15 /nm.

Zullini, 1982: 40, Fig. 14A ( Plectus armatus). $: L - 0.29 0.43 mm; a 13 20;

b = 3.3—4; c = 7-10; V = 47 52%; c' = 3.3- 4.3.

Mateo & Campoy, 1983: 10, Figs 5a—b ( Plectus armatus). L — 0.4 mm; a = 18;
b = ?; c 8.8; V = 77%. (This last value is obviously wrong.)

Recent specimens from Parad, Hungary. $: L = 0.35—0.40 mm; a = 15—18;
b - 3.6—4.0; c = 8.0-9.2; V = 49—51%; c' = 4-5.

Body small and straight, rather plump. Cuticle very thin, 0.6 — 0.8 ^m,
annulation fine but visible. Lateral field 1/6—1/7 as wide as body. Hypodermal
glands not present. Body 21 — 23 /urn wide on the middle region.

H ead 8—10 //m wide, not set off, lips low and less separate. Body on
posterior end of oesophagus 2—2.4 times as wide as head. Cephalic setae
5—5.5 //m long, typical for the genus, originating on the posterior margin of
head and reaching far over the lips. Amphids comparatively large, 1/4 of
corresponding body width, 6—7 //m from anterior extremity, located a little
anterior to mid-stoma.

Stoma regularly tubular with parallel walls, 14—16 //m long, 1.5—1.8
times head diameter, 1/6—1/7 of oesophagus length. Oesophagus 90—100 //m
long, bulbus globular. Cardial process short. Excretory pore 60 //m from head,
in 65—68% of oesophagus length. Rectum 1—1.5 times as long as anal body

diameter.

Vulval lips plain, vagina short, with two oval muscle spots. Each gonad
2—2.5 times as long as body diameter, 12—14% of body length. Vulva-anus

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distance 2.9—3.6 times as long as tail. One egg: 40x21 //in. Tail 40—47 (i m
long, 4- 5 times anal body diameter, straight or curved slightly ventrally
only on its tip; IT 12% of total length of body. Spur about two tail tip diam¬
eters from the extremity, further caudal setae two pairs in number.

The male was described by Paetzold (1959) and Mulk & Coomans
(1978). Spicules 15 |«m long, about as long as anal diameter. Gubernaculum
thin. Neither tubular organ, nor preanal papilla present. Tail with 6—7 pairs
of setae.

Fig. 17. Ceratoplectus armatus (Butschli, 1873) Andrassy, 1984. A anterior end ( X 1600);
B = oesophagus (x460); C vulval region ( 900); D posterior end ( 700); E — entire

female ( X 160)

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Brief characteristics: Body small and stout, annulation
fine, cephalic setae reaching far over the lips, stoma completely tubular, tail
comparatively short, male without genital papillae.

Relationship : Ceratoplectus armatus may be compared with the
other small species of the genus, C. gracilis (Truskova, 1976) Andrassy,
1984 but its tail is shorter and plumper (in gracilis 6 times anal body diameter)
and the amphids arc located before the middle of stoma (in gracilis behind the
middle of stoma). C. armatus can he distinguished from the other common
species, C. assimilis (Butschli, 1873) Andrassy, by the much smaller body,
the longer cephalic setae, the amphids located farther from the anterior
extremity and the less number of caudal setae.

Recent localities: Parad, Hungary, soil from an oak forest, May 1983;
Gercnnavar, Biikk Mountains, Hungary, humus from an oak forest, August, 1983; Gerenna-
var, Biikk Mountains, Hungary, roots of Plantago , August 1983; God, Hungary, grassy soil
from an island in the River Danube, October 1962; Budapest, Ujpalota, Hungary, humus
around acacia trees, December 1977; Fuzer, Zemplen Mountains, Hungary, wet humus and
grassy soil, April 1983.

Distribution : Ceratoplectus armatus is the most frequent species of the genus,
has been reported from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Ceratoplectus assimilis (Butschli, 1873) Andrassy, 1984 (Figs 18A—E)

Butschli, 1873: 93, Fig. 54 ( Plectus assimilis). $: 1, 0.9 mm; a - 13; b 6; c — 11;

V 50° .

Andrassy, 1958: 48, Figs 18B —E (Plectus assimilis). $: F 0.62 0.82 mm; a =

18 -20; b = 4.6—4.8; c = 8.8- 9.1; V 47 49%; c' = 4 -5.

Maggenti, 1961: 152, Figs 6D E (Plectus assimilis). $: L 0.72 0.84 mm; a

14- 17; b 4-5; c 10.4—13.4; V 47 -51%.

Slepetene, 1962: 135 — 136, Figs la d (Plectus assimilis). L 0.71 mm; a

14.5; b - 3.4; c = 13.5; spicules = 34 pm.

Loof, 1971: 47, Figs 14A — C (Plectus assimilis). 9: L 0.61 — 0.73 mm; a = 14 15;

b - 4.0 -4.7; c = 10-12; V 46- 51%; c' = 3.6- 4.

Recent specimens from the Biikk Mountains, Hungary. 9 : L 0.67—0.75
mm; a 17 -20; b 4.4 - 4.7; c =9.8 10.5; Y = 48—49%; c' = 3.5—4.0.

Body plump, straight. Cuticle thin, 1.2—1.5 pm, finely but distinctly
annulated; annules about 1 //m wide. The whole body is supplied with scattered
setae. Lateral field 1/6 as wide as body, with two alae. Hypoderinal glands
absent, body cavity however filled with small round or oval “nuclei”.

Head 15—17 pm wide, lips low. Body on posterior end of oesophagus
2.2 — 2.3 times as wide as head. Cephalic setae 4—4.5 pm long, originating on
the posterior margin of the head, directed forward and reaching either to top
of head or over it. Amphids about 1/6 as wide as corresponding body diam¬
eter, close to the lips, only 4—7 fim behind anterior extremity.

Stoma wide, 24—26 long, 1.7—2 times head diameter. Oesophagus

150—163 pm long, bulbus strong, cardial process short. Excretory pore 90—
100 pm from head end, in 65—75% of oesophagus length. Rectum as long as,
or slightly longer than anal body diameter. Intestine wide.

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Fig. 18. Ceratoplectus assimilis (Butschli, 1873) Andhassy, 1984. A anterior end ( X 1600);
B = oesophagus (x460); C = vulval region (x900); D = posterior end (X700); E = entire

female ( X 160)

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Vulval lips not protruding, vagina 1/3 of corresponding body width,
with two muscle circles. Each gonad 2.3—2.8 times as long as body width,
12—15% of body length. Vulva-anus distance 4—4.5 times as long as tail.
Tail 67—70 /mi long, 3.5—4 times anal body diameter, practically straight.
Spur about two tail tip diameters from the extremity. Further caudal setae
long and four to five pairs in number.

The male was described by Slepetene (1962). Similar to female but tail
shorter and bent ventrally. Spicules 34 /um. gubernaculum 13 /mi long.

Brief characteristics: Body stout and of medium length,
cuticle thin, cephalic setae comparatively short, stoma broad, amphids very
close to head, tail almost straight. Good descriptions and illustrations of this
species were published by Butschli (1873), Andrassy (1958), Maggenti
(1961) and Loof (1971).

Recent locality: Alsohegy, Biikk Mountains, Hungary, detritus from a cave,
April 1970.

Distribution : Ceratoplectas assimilis is less common than the previous species;
it has been recorded from the following countries hitherto: Holland, Germany, Austria,
Switzerland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Italy, Denmark, Spitzbergen, Soviet Union (Russia, Lithua¬
nia, Far East), United States (California, Utah, Washington), Chile. Terrestrial.

Ceratoplectus lenis sp. n. (Figs 19A—E)

$: L 0.63 0.72 mm; a = 18— 20; b 4.5—4.9: c 9.0- 9.2; V = = 47- 48%;

c' = 6.8-7.

Body plump and almost straight. Cuticle thin, about 1 /mi, finely an-
nulated, with few scattered submedial setae. Lateral field 1/6—1/7 as wide as
body. Hypodermal glands not present. Body 35—37 //m wide on its middle
region.

Head 9 /mi wide, not set off, neck rapidly narrowing to the lips. Body
on the proximal end of oesophagus 3— 3.2 times as wide as head. Cephalic
setae 3.5—4 //m long, originating on the posterior margin of head, directed
forward and reaching over the lips. Amphids 1/4—1/5 of corresponding body
width, close to head, only 3.5—4.5 /mi behind that.

Stoma wide (6.5 //m), 20—23 /mi long, almost cylindrical, 1/6 of oeso¬
phagus length. Oesophagus 138—T47 /mi long, bulbus egg-shaped. Excretory
opening 90 /mi from anterior extremity, in 60—62% of oesophagus length.
Rectum 1.3— 1.5 times anal body diameter.

Vagina oblique, with small muscle circles. Each gonad 2—2.5 times as
long as body width, or 10—13% of body length. Distance between vulva and
anus 3.8 times as long as tail. The latter 75—78 /mi long, 6.8—7 times anal
body diameter, almost straight, more slender than in both previous species.
Spur 3 — 4 tail tip diameters from the extremity. Further caudal setae four
pairs in number.

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Male unknown.

Brief characteristics: Body stout, of medium length,
cuticle thin and finely annulated, head comparatively narrow, cephalic setae
reaching over the lips, amphids very close to head, mouth cavity spacious,
vagina oblique, tail slender.

Fiji. 19. Ceratoplectus lenis sp. n. A anterior end ( x 1600); B oesophagus ( x 460); C
vulval region ( x 900); I) posterior end ( x 700); E entire female ( X 160)

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Relationship : Ceratoplectus lenis sp. n. is closely related to C.
assimilis (Butschli, 1873) Andrassy, 1984 but differs from it by the narrower
lip region (9 pm : 15—17 /an) and the longer and slenderer tail (6.8 —7 : 3.5—4
anal diameters). It can he distinguished from the long-tailed C. gracilis
(Truskova, 1976) Andrassy, 1984 by the larger body (0.6—0.7 mm : 0.5 mm),
the relatively narrower head, the wider mouth cavity and the amphids located
much closer to the lips.

Holotype: $ on the slide No. 10321/H in the collection of the author.

Type locality: Szentlelek. Biikk Mountains, Hungary, humus and soil from
beeches, August 1983.

Genus Chiloplectus Andrassy, 1984

Definition : Plectidae, Plectinae. Body length between 0.8 and
1.6 mm. Cuticle strongly annulated, seemingly without submedial setae.
Lateral field with two or three longitudinal alae. Head strongly set off by a
constriction, lip region narrower than the neck region; lips strongly separate,
globular or discoidal, on its inner side each with a small setose projection.
Cephalic setae originating on the third body annule, obliquely directed.
Amphids plectoid, level with middle region of stoma. Mouth cavity with
separate, short protostom. Oesophagus plectoid, bulbus with cardial process.
Excretory pore at level of the posterior half of oesophagus. Vulva equatorial,
gonads paired, opposed. Male unknown. Tail arcuate, conoid, with three glands
and a terminal spinneret.

Type-species: Plectus globilabiatus Andrassy, 1963, nec Kirjanova,
1958 = Chiloplectus andrassyi (Timm, 1971) Andrassy, 1984.

Chiloplectus is similar to Plectus in much respect; it can be distinguished from it by
the strongly separate lip region, the globular or discoidal and also well separate lips, and the
small setose appendages on the inner surface of the lips. Furthermore, it is characteristic for
Chiloplectus that the protostom is comparatively shorter than in Plectus.

As the present status, the genus is distributed in Europe, South America and the
Antarctica. Its representatives occur both in terrestrial and in limnic habitats.

Three species may be ordered here:

Ch. andrassyi (Timm, 1971) Andrassy, 1984

Syn. Plectus globilabiatus Andrassy, 1963, nec Kirjanova, 1958
Plectus andrassyi Timm, 1971
Ch. globilabiatus (Kirjanova, 1958) Andrassy, 1984
Syn. Plectus globilabiatus Kirjanova, 1958
Ch. loricatus sp. n.

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF CHILOPLECTUS

1 Body large, over 1.5 mm globilabiatus (Kirjanova)

— Body smaller, 1 mm or shorter 2

2 Cuticle unusually thick, to 4.5 /an, the first 10 — 14 annules on the neck region directed

forward loricatus sp. n.

Cuticle not so thick, to 2 //m, all annules directed outward andrassyi (Timm)

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Chiloplectus andrassyi (Timm, 1971) Andrassy, 1981 (Figs 20A — E)

Andkassy, 1963: 253 254, Tigs 6A E (Plectus globilabiatus). L 0.78 0.84 mm;

a L7.5 19.5; b 4.2 4.8; c 7.1 8.7; \ 13 50%; c' I 1.8.

Zullini, 1978: 70 71, Fig. 2 (Plectus andrassyi). $: L 0.84 0.90 min; a 20 22;

b 4; c 7.3-10; V 47 50%; c' 3.5 4.5.

Recent specimens from the Mecsek Mountains, Hungary. $: L = 0.77—0.85
nun: a 18 22; b 3.8 4.2; c 7.5 8.5; V 46 48%; c' 4.3 5.2.

Body fairly robust. Cuticle 1.5—2 //m thick, finely but conspicuously
annulated; annules 1 1.2 //in wide. Lateral field 1/8—1/9 as wide as body,

with two alae. Hypodermal glands not present. Body 37 44 //in wide on its

middle region.

Head sharply separated from neck, 10— 11 //in wide, lips globular or
somewhat flattened, 2.5— 3 //in high. Body at posterior end of oesophagus
3.8—4.4 times as wide as head. Cephalic setae obliquely directed forward.
Amphids 1/5—1/6 of corresponding body width, 8—10 //m from head end,
located level with the middle part of stoma.

Stoma 20—22 //m long, 1.9—2 times head diameter, protostom short,
only 1 /8—1/10 of stomatal length. Oesophagus 190 198 //in long, corpus and

isthmus about equal in length, bulbus strong. Excretory pore 117—123 //m
behind anterior extremity, in 59 61% of oesophagus length. Rectum as long

as anal body diameter.

Vagina 1/3 as long as corresponding body width, showing two large and
two small muscle circles. Each gonad 2.2—2.5 times as long as body diameter
or 12 — 14% of body length. Vulva-anus distance 3.2—3.5 times as long as
tail. Egg 70x36 //m; egg-shell wrinkled. Tail 90— 105 //m long, 4.3—5.2 times
anal body diameter, gradually narrowing, arcuate. Subterminal seta (spur)
about three tail tip diameters from the extremity. Further caudal setae two
pairs in number.

Male unknown.

Brief characteristics: Body of medium length, stout, cuticle
moderately thick and finely annulated, lips globular, stoma comparatively
narrow, protostom very short, tail arcuate.

This species was described by me from Argentina as Plectus globilabiatus
Andrassy, 1963. Being a homonym with an other species, P. globilabiatus
Kirjanova, 1958. Timm renamed it as Plectus andrassyi Timm, 1971. Besides
the original description Zullini (1978) recorded and illustrated this species
from Italy. His other record (Zullini, 1982) as well as that of Schiemer
(1978) concern the following species, Chiloplectus loricatus (see there).

Recent localities: Dbmorkapu, Mecsek Mountains, Hungary, moss from
rock, September 1962; Csopak, Hungary, moss from rock, September 1982.

Distribution: Hungary, Italy and Argentina. Chiloplectus andrassyi inhabits
terrestrial and semi-aquatic biotopes.

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Fig. 20. Chiloplectus andrassyi (Timm, 1971) Andrassy, 1984. A = anterior end (xl600);
B oesophagus (x460): C = vulval region (x900); D = posterior end (x700); E = entire

female ( X 160)

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Lhiloplectus loricatus sp. n. (Figs 21A—E)

Schiemer, 1978: 179 180, Fig. 5 (Plectus andrassyi ). 9: L 1.08 mm; a 19; b ==

4.9; c = 7.9; c' = 4.6.

Zullini, 1982: 39 40, Fig. 16A ( Plectus andrassyi ). L 0.8 1.05 mm; a 18 —

25; b 3.8 4.6; c 7.2 10; V = 45-51%; c' 3.5 4.8.

Recent specimens from the Biikk Mountains, Hungary. L 1.01 1.04

mm; a 24 26; b 4.0 4.1; c 9 10.6; V 51 54%; c' 3.7 4.5.

A fine, decorative species. Body moderately slender, 40 -42 /vm wide in
its middle. Cuticle strikingly thick, 3 — 3.5 //m on mid-body but 4 to 4.6 /uni
on some body regions. Annules 1.4—1.8 //in wide; annulation especially on the
anterior body region very strong and characteristic: the first 10 14 annules

on the neck are directed forward. Lateral field 1/6—1/7 as wide as body, with
three longitudinal alae. Hypodermal glands absent.

Head 8.5— 9 //in wide, strongly set off by a constriction from neck, lips
discoidal or egg-shaped, well separate. Cephalic setae 3.5—4 //in long, obliquely
directed. Amphids 3.5 //in wide, 1/5 of corresponding body diameter, 12—
15 //m from anterior extremity, level with middle of stoma. Body at posterior
end of oesophagus 3.8—4.3 times as wide as head.

Stoma 24—26 //m long, 2.7 — 3 times head diameter, more spacious than
in the previous species. Protostom about 1/5—1/6 of stomatal length. Oeso¬
phagus 243—257 //m, bulbus ovoid. Excretory opening 146 162 //in from

anterior body end, in 60 63% of oesophagus length. Rectum equal in length

with the anal body diameter.

Vagina with four small muscle circles. Each gonad 2.9—3.4 times as
long as body diameter, or 11 14% of body length. Vulva-anus distance 3.4 —

3.8 times as long as tail. Tail gradually narrowing, ventrally bent, 97- 100 //m
long, 3.7 —4.5 times anal body diameter. Spinneret 3-—-3.5 //m long. Spur (sub¬
terminal seta) about two tail tip diameters from the extremity. Further caudal
setae two pairs in number.

Male unknown.

Brief characteristics: Body of medium length, moderately
slender, cuticle unusually thick and characteristically annulated on the ante¬
rior end of body, lips well separate, ovoid, amphids large, stoma comparatively
wide, protostom not too small, tail arcuate.

Relationship : Chiloplcctus loricatus sp. n. may be readily rec¬
ognized by its enormously thick cuticle (hence the specific name “/orica-
tus” armoured) and the peculiar shape of some of the first annules on the
neck. By these characteristics it can be easily distinguished from the related
species, Ch. andrassyi (Timm, 1971) Andrassy, 1984 as well.

The species loricatus can be found twice in the literature under the name
“ Plectus andrassyi”: Schiemer (1978) mentioned it from Austria and Zullini
(1982) from Italy. Both authors underlined the thickness of the cuticle.

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Schiemer distinguished his specimens from tin* typical andrassyi by the larger
body, the more flattened lips and the stronger cuticle — all characteristics
which are typical for loricatus !

Holotype: $ on the slide No. 10334/H in the collection of the author.

Type locality: Latokdvek, Szentlelek, Biikk Mountains, Hungary, from a
tinder fungus, August 1983. Other locality: Gerennavar, Biikk Mountains, Hungary,
detritus from rock, August 1983.

D i s t r i h u t i o n : This species is known from Hungary, Austria and Italy, and
inhabits both terrestrial and limnic biotopes.

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Andrassy, 1. (1952): Freilebende Nematoden aus dem Biikk-Gehirge. Annls. hist.-nat.
Mus. natn. hung., 2: 13- 65.

Andrassy, I. (1958): Erd- und Siisswassernematoden aus Bulgarien. Annls. hist.-nat.
Mus. natn. hung.. 9: 1 88.

Andrassy, I. (1958): Nematoden aus agyptischen Gewiissern. Annls. hist.-nat. Mus. natn.

hung., 9: 135 150.

Andrassy, I. (1963): Neue und einige seltene Nematoden-Arten aus Argentinien. Annls.
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FIFTEEN NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS
XENILLUS ROBINEAU-DESVOIDY, 1839
(ACARI: ORIBATEI) FROM SOUTH AMERICA

J. Balogh and P. Balogh

Zoosystematical and Ecological Institute , Edtvds Lordnd University ,

H-1088 Budapest, Puskin u. 3, Hungary

(Received 19 March, 1984)

Fifteen new species of the genus Xenillus are described from the material of

the Hungarian Soil Zoological Expeditions in South America.

The first representative of the genus Xenillus from South America:
X . lawrencei Balogh et Mahuinka, 1969 was described from Argentina, in the
environs of Cordoba. The new species was derived from the very rich material
collected by the Hungarian Soil Zoological Expedition made in 1967. From
the same material in 1969 two species, in 1977 3 species, in 1981 a further new
species was published. In 1980 Perez-Inigo and Baggio described one species
from the genus Xenillus. Further elaborating the yet unsorted material, again
15 new species came forward, the description of which is given hereunder.
It should be mentioned that besides these 15 species, many more still await
publication.

Apparently, in South America numerous species of the genus Xenillus
are present, whose area of distribution is rather restricted. The morphological
features given in the diagnoses are good enough for differentiating the species
easily. According to our present knowledge the genus Xenillus is well rep¬
resented in the Holarctic Region from USA to Japan, while in the Ethiopian,
the Oriental and the Australian Region (Notogaea) it seems to be lacking.
It is richest in species in the Neartic Region, where it has been collected from
the tropical rainforest to the Paramo region, from the equator to the temperate
regions of South Argentina and Chile.

One species was named in honour of Rodolfo Rohr (Brazil, Campinas),
who organized and helped our expeditions in many ways by which we were
able to collect such a rich material. By another species we wish to commemorate
Mr. John Davis and his sons, who on their estate: Fazenda Agua Azul gave
room for our special extrators in 1967 and we were lucky to enjoy their
wonderful hospitality. Here we also had the opportunity to study the rainforest
fauna of the Serra Gurupi w hich was from soil zoological point of view quite
unknown. Owing to their tragic death we are now unable to present them the
scientific results that woidd have never been realized, had we not had the

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opportunity to stay at the Fazenda Agua Azul. Our species Xenillus ham-
merae sp. n. is dedicated to Dr. Marie Hammer (Danmark) who made pioneer
work in the exploration of the Oribatid fauna of South America.

The type-material is deposited in the Balogh Collection (Budapest).

Xenillus argentinensis sp. n. (Figs 1A—F)

Length: 959—1160 //m, width: 652—816 /mi.

Pro dorsum : Sensillus fusiform, short, with a gradually dilated,
elongate head; longer than broad at the broadest part; with broadly rotundated
end. Lamellar setae straight, erect, smooth, pointed. Interlamellar setae long,
longest of all dorsal setae, setiform, smooth. Lamellae broad, convergent;
lamellar cuspides in basal half coalescent; intercuspidal triangle absent. Apical
half of cuspides separated only with a narrow incisure. Anterior margin of
cuspis almost rotundated or limited by a very flat arch. Exterior and interior
tip of cuspis broadly rot undate. Lamellae with small, obscure foveolae.

Notogaster: 11 pairs of setiform, medium long, smooth noto-
gastral setae, almost all of the same length; setae c 2 a little longer than remain¬
ing notogastral setae. Setae c L and c 2 unusually long, more than twice longer
than sensillus. Notogaster with small, short scattered longitudinal slits.

Locus typicus: Argentina: Cordoba; Sierra del Cordoba, 11. I. 1966. L.: J.
Balogh. Habitat: dry litter under shrubs; holotype, and 6 paratypes.

Remarks : Owing to the elongate fusiform sensillus together with
smooth, setiform notogastral setae, the very long interlamellar setae and
the exceptionally long c x and c 2 setae the new species quite unique in the
genus.

Xenillus fazendae sp. n. (Figs 2A—D)

Length: 730 /mi, width: 476 /mi.

Prodorsum : Sensillus fusiform, short, with gradually dilated head,
with broadly rotundate end, on the apical part with small aciculi. Lamellar
setae straight, divergent, with slightly dilated and obliquely truncate end,
apical half densely ciliate. Lamellar setae originate on the surface of cuspis,
near to anterior margin of lamellae. Interlamellar setae longer than lamellar
setae, the same type: densely ciliate, with slightly dilated and obliquely
truncate end. Lamellae at the basal half narrow, apicad dilated. Cuspides arcua-
to-incised, with longer inner and shorter outer tip, both with rotundate end.
Intercuspidal triangle broad, only a little higher than wide basally. Lamellae
with irregular foveolae; interlamellar area foveolate.

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Notogaster: 11 pairs of medium long, on the apical half gradually
fusiform and densely ciliate setae* all notogastral setae almost the same length;
only setae c x and c 2 a little shorter than the* remaining setae. The ratio of the
length of sensillus and the length of Cj and c a 4 : 3; setae c 2 scarcely longer
than c j. Notogaster with larger and smaller foveolae.

Locus typicus: Brasilia: Maranhao; Fazenda Agua Azul, Scrra do Gurupi,
NW from Imperatriz. IX. 1967. L.: J. Balogh. Habitat: tropical rainforest, leaf litter; holotype.

Remarks: The type of sensillus resembles that of X, variabilis Bal.
et Mail, 1981 and X. capitatus Bal. et Mah., 1977; but the lamellar, inter-
lamellar and notogastral setae of these species arc* not fusiform; the type of
notogastral setae is similar to those of X. lawrencei Bal. et Mah., 1968 and
X. fusifer Bal. et Mah., 1977; but the sensillus of these species is funda¬
mentally different.

Xenillus forceps sp. n. (Figs 3A— d)

Length: 960—984 pm; width: 623—656 pm,

P r o d o r s u in : Sensillus short, with short stalk and a spheroid,
capitate, granulated head. Interlamellar setae long; a little shorter than lamel¬
lae* ciliatc*. Lamellar setae medium long, about half so long as lamellae, directed
forward, ciliate. Lamellae peculiar: at the* base broad, then narrowing; cuspides
slightly sigmoid, with dilated, broadly bipartite end. The end of each cuspis
with a semicircular excision and with sharp, slightly outwards directed tips.
Outer margin of cuspis concave, inner margin at their apex convex, touching,
farther back first gradually, then more rapidly divergent; the form of inter-
cuspidal area resembling the flame of a candle. Lamellae with small foveolae.
Intercuspidal triangle absent.

Notogaster: 11 pairs of long, setiform, throughout ciliate setae,
setae* c j and c 2 shorter than the remaining ones. The ratio of the length of
sensillus: seta c x : seta c 2 4 : 7.5 : 1.5. Notogaster with small and scattered,
slightly longitudinal foveolae.

Locus typicus: Brasilia: Sao Paulo; near Santos, transecting through the
plateau. 26. IX. 1967. L.: J. Balogh. Habitat: secondary rainforest, very wet and thick leaf
litter; holotype, and 2 paratypes.

Remarks: The following combination of characters occurs only at
this species: 1: peculiar, sigmoid lamellar cuspides, 2: short, capitate sensillus,
3: unusually long setae c { and c 2 .

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Xenillus subnudus sp. n. (Figs 4 A-—F)

Length: 545—599 pm, width: 381 — 410 pm.

Prodorsum: Sensillus medium long, with thin stem and an ab¬
ruptly dilated, disciform head. Distal margin of disciform head with short,
bacilliforin aciculi. Lamellar setae short, thick, arched inwards, densely ciliate,
originated near to exterior tip of cuspis. Lamellae broad, convergent, with
flat incision; inner tip of cuspis longer than outer tip. Intercuspidal triangle
present, twice higher than wide at the base. Interlamellar setae extremely
short, rigid.

Notogaster: Presumably 11 pairs of notogastral setae, but very
short and therefore visible only in marginal position thus setae c A and c 2 near
to sensillus, which being smooth, setiform, rigid and setae p v p., and p 3 . Noto¬
gaster with irregularly scattered foveolae.

Ventral side: Epimeral and ventral setae mostly invisible. Five
pairs of genital setae. Ventral plate with similar foveolae as on notogaster.
Anal plates with scattered and small foveolae.

Locus typicus: Brasilia: Rio de Janeiro, Botanical Garden, 12. I. 1967. L.:
J. Balogh. Habitat: primary rainforest on sandy soil, litter; holotype, and 1 paratype.

Remarks : Owing to the abruptly dilated, disciform head of the
sensillus combined with the inwards arching, densely ciliated lamellar setae
and with the extremely short, reduced notogastral setae and c x —c., setae the
new species is unique in the genus.

Xenillus rohri sp. n. (Figs 5A—F)

Length: 439—570 pm; width: 258—336 pm.

Prodorsum: Sensillus slightly sigmoid, long, with thin stem and a
gradually dilated disciform head. Distal half of disciform head with some
spaced, bacilliform aciculi. Lamellar setae slightly arched inwards, longer than
distance between their alveoli, originating on the surface of cuspis, before the
anterior margin sparsely and very shortly ciliated. Lamellae narrow, with
emarginated interior margin. Interlamellar setae long: longer than lamellar
ones but shorter than sensillus, on the apical half sparsely ciliate. Interlamellar
area with irregularly dispersed foveolae. Intercuspidal triangle very small.

Notogaster: 11 pairs of medium long, setiform notogastral setae.
Setae r x and p 3 a little shorter than the remaining notogastral setae with the
exception of setae c 1 and c 2 , which are shorter than r A ; c i shorter than half
length of sensillus; c 2 about the half length of c x ; both on the apical half ciliate.
Notogaster with irregularly scattered, small foveolae.

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Ventral side: Epimeral region with some scattered foveolae.
Epimeral setae short. 5 pairs of genital setae; extremely short, only alveoli
visible. Ventral plate foveolated; foveolae greater than these of notogaster.

Locus t y p i c u s : Brasilia: Rio de Janeiro, Botanical Garden, 12. I. 1967. L.:
J. Balogh. Habitat: primary rainforest on sandy soil; litter; holotype, and 16 paratypes.

Remarks: The gradually dilated, disciform head of the sensillus
combined with the longer c, and much shorter c 2 and with the irregularly
scattered notogastral and interlamellar foveolae are a set of features first to
be encountered within the genus.

Xenillus peruensis sp. n. (Figs 6A—E)

Length: 599—758 //.m; width: 390 -435 //m.

P r o d o r s u m : Sensillus long, with bacilliform stem and gradually
fusiform and spinulose head. Lamellar setae short, shorter than lamellar
cuspis, slightly divergent, with very short, spaced cilia. Interlamellar setae
very short, rigid, smooth. Lamellae broad, convergent, apical end of rostrum
not covering; cuspides with flat, arched incision; inner tip only a little longer
than outer one. Surface of lamellar with some longitudinal lines. Basal part of
cuspides coalesced; intercuspidal triangle absent.

Notogaster: 11 pairs of short, straight, rigid, smooth notogastral
setae. The ratio of the length of sensillus and c x is 5 : 1. Setae c x a little longer
than setae c 2 . Notogaster with irregular punctulation.

Ventral side: Epimeral and ventral region without punctulation.
All setae of ventral side short.

Locus t y p i c u s : Peru: transect between Lima and Pucallpa; near Tingo Maria,
353 km from Pucallpa, 4. XI. 1971. L.: J. Balogh. Habitat: moss forest, steep slope, soil
moss; holotype, and 2 paratypes.

Remarks: Bacilliform, apically gradually fusiform and spinulose
sensillus, with short, rigid, spiniform and smooth notogastral setae and with
punctulated notogaster occur only in this new species.

Xenillus hammerae sp. n. (Figs 7A—D)

Length: 554 656 //m; width: 303 — 353 //m.

P r o d o r s u m : Sensillus long, with long, thin, straight stem and
paddle-shaped head and some straight spines apically. Interlamellar setae
long, only a little shorter than sensillus; apical half densely ciliate. Lamellar
setae short, shorter than lamellar cuspis, sparsely ciliate. Lamellae broad,

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cuspides short. Outer margin of cuspis straight, inner margin arched, convex,
only in one point connected. The end of cuspis with low, arcuate incision; the
inner and outer tips near to each other. Intercuspidal triangle small, only a
little higher than wide.

Notogas ter: 11 pairs of notogastral setae with heterotrichy:
6 pairs: setae le, ti , ms, r t , r 2 , r. } medium long, on the apical half ciliate; 5 pairs:
setae c t , c 2 , p v p 2 , p 3 extremely short, thin, smooth setiform. Notogaster with
small, irregularly scattered, longitudinal spots, similar to a plum-stone.

Locus typicus: Brasilia: Sao Paulo: near Santos, transect through the plateau.
26. IX. 1967. L.: J. Balogh. Habitat: secondary rainforest, thick, luxuriant moss on the soil;
holotype, and 1 paratype.

R e m arks: The following combination of characters occurs only at
this species: 1: long sensillus with paddle-shaped end, 2: long interlamellar
setae, 3: lamellar cuspis with short arcuate incision: tips near to each other,
4: notogastral heterotrichy: 5 pairs of extremely short notogastral setae,
5: irregularly scattered, plumstone-shaped longitudinal slits on notogaster.

Xenillus aniazonicus sp. n. (Figs 8A—G)

Length: 574—771 //m; width: 381—500 //m.

Prodorsum : Sensillus long, setiform, apically very slightly fusi¬
form and spinulose. Lamellar setae medium long, as long as lamellar cuspis,
arched inwards, smooth, pointed. Interlamellar setae very short, smooth. Lamel¬
lae long, covering rostrum; cuspides arcuato-incised; inner tip longer than
outer one. Surface of lamellae finely punctulate. Intercuspidal triangle very
small.

Notogaster: 11 pairs of short, rigid smooth notogastral setae.
Setae c t and c., about twice shorter than remaining notogastral setae. The ratio
of the length of sensillus and c 1 is 8 : 1. Notogaster with smaller and larger
irregularly scattered foveolae.

Ventral side: Epimeral and ventral region foveolated: foveolae
greater than those of notogaster. 5 pairs of very short genital setae. Setae of
epimeral and ventral region extremely short.

Locus typicus: Brasilia: Maranhao; Fazenda Agua Azul. Serra do Gurupi,
NW from Iinperatriz. IX. 1967. L.: J. Balogh. Habitat: tropical rainforest, leaf litter; holo¬
type, and 19 paratypes; Peru: Iquitos, Sungarococha, 1. XII. 1971. L.: J. Balogh. Habitat:
terra firrne, tropical rainforest, litter; 5 paratypes.

Remarks: Setiform, apically spinulose sensillus with very short and
smooth c, and c., and with short, rigid, spiniform, smooth notogastral setae
occurs only in this new species.

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Xenillus davisonim sp. n. (Figs 9A—F)

Length: 689 //m; width: 410 //in.

P r o d o r s u m : Sensillus long, setiform, apically very slightly fusiform
and spinulose. Lamellar setae medium long, as long as lamellar cuspis, slightly
divergent, on the apical half with very short and dense cilia. Interlamellar
setae short, rigid, bacilliform. Lamellae narrow, convergent, rostrum not
covered; cuspides arcuato-incised; inner tip much longer than outer one,
both rotundate. Lamellae with irregular foveolae. Intercuspidal triangle nar¬
row, acuminate.

Notogaster: 11 pairs of notogastral setae with notogastral hetero-
trichy: setae c l slightly fusiform with ciliate end; setae c 2 short,rigid,setiform,
smooth; setae te, ti , ms, r 2 and r ;i slightly fusiform with ciliate end but longer
than setae c p setae r v p v p 2 and p 3 short, rigid, setiform, smooth, similar to
setae c.>. Notogaster with irregularly scattered foveolae.

Ventral side: Epimeral and ventral region foveolated; foveolae a
little bigger than those of notogaster. Mentum and anal plates with smaller
foveolae: genital plates not foveolate. Setae of ventral side short.

Locus ty pic us: Brasilia: Maranliao; Fazenda Agua Azul, Serra do Gurupi,
NW from Imperatriz, IX. 1967. L.: J. Balogh. Habitat: tropical rainforest, litter; holotype.

R e m arks: Setiform, apically spinulose sensillus with short, rigid
interlamellar setae and with notogastral heterotrichy is a unique combination
of features in the genus.

Xenillus ecuadorensis sp. n. (Figs 10A— E)

Length: 763—1005 pm; width: 484—656 //m.

P r o d o r s u in : Sensillus long, setiform, apically very slightly fusi¬
form and ciliate. Lamellar setae medium long, as long as lamellar cuspis,
slightly divergent, sparsely with very short cilia. Interlamellar setae very long,
as long as sensillus; apical half ciliate. Lamellae narrow, convergent ; cuspis as
long as half length of lamellae; apices with a deep, semicircular incision;
outer tip almost as long as inner one. Inner margin of cuspides not connected;
the distance equal with the width of intercuspidal triangle.

Notogaster: 11 pairs of notogastral setae. Setae c x and c.> setiform
short, smooth, rigid. The ratio of the length of sensillus and c, is 4 : 1. Setae c i
a little longer than c.,. The remaining 9 pairs of notogastral setae long and on
the apical third shortly ciliated; setae p x a little shorter than p. t and p 3 . Noto¬
gaster with irregularly scattered, small, irregular foveolae.

Ventral side: Epimeral and ventral region with similarly scat¬
tered. small irregular foveolae as on notogaster. Anal plates with small foveolae.

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Setae of ventral side short, but well visible. 5 pairs of genital setae. Aggenital
setae not visible.

Locus typicus : Ecuador; Cotopaxi, cca 3500—4000 in. 1. IX. 1973. L.: J. and
P. Balogh. Habitat: paramo-region, wet soil moss and debris of grasses; holotype, and 22
paratypes.

Remarks : Long, setiform, apically very slightly fusiform and ciliate
sensillus; with short, setiform, smooth setae c x and c 2 , with long, apically ciliate
interlamellar and notogastral setae and irregularly scattered, small foveolae on
the notogaster occur only in this species.

Xenillus heterotrichus sp. n. (Figs 11A—E)

Length: 656—681 //m; width: 402—410 /urn.

Prodorsu m : Sensillus long, straight, with hardly fusiform, sparsely
ciliate end. Lamellar setae medium long, as long as lamellar cuspis, slightly
arched inwards, with sparsely and very shortly ciliated outer margin. Inter¬
lamellar setae medium long, longer than lamellar setae but shorter than sensil¬
lus, apical half ciliate. Lamellae with small, scattered foveolae.

Notogaster: 11 pairs of notogastral setae with notogastral hetero-
trichy. Setae c x much shorter than sensillus, their apical half ciliate. The ratio
of the length of sensillus and of c l is 3 : 1. Setae c 2 much shorter than setae c x
and apically with some cilia. The ratio of the length of c x and of c 2 is 3 : 1.
Setae te, ti , ms, r v r 2 , r 3 altogether 6 pairs of notogastral setae are medium
long, on the apical half slightly incrassate and ciliate; one pair: setae p 2 ,
about the half length but slightly incrassate and ciliate apically; 2 pairs:
setae p x and p 3 , very short and apically with some short cilia. Notogaster with
round, dense foveolae.

Locus typicus: Brasilia: Maranhao; Fazenda Agua Azul, Serra do Gurupi,
NW from Imperatriz. IX. 1967. L.: J. Balogh. Habitat: tropical rainforest, leaf litter; holo¬
type, and 1 paratype from the same locality.

Remarks: Long, straight sensillus with sparsely ciliate end together
with notogastral heterotrichy and with c x and c 2 heterotrichy occurring only
in this new species.

Xenillus punetulatus sp. n. (Figs 12A—D)

Length: 750 /um; width: 492 [im.

Prodorsum: Sensillus extremely long: as long as prodorsum,
slightly bent medially, with hardly dilated end and with some cilia apically.
Lamellar setae thin, setiform, with scattered, short cilia. Interlamellar setae

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long, setiform, smooth. Lamellae broad, convergent, with obliquely truncate
cuspis. Inner tip of cuspis longer than outer one, the outer tip obtusely rot un¬
date. Intercuspidal triangle twice higher than wide.

Notogaster: 11 pairs of setiform, smooth, short setae; with the
exception of c 2 all the same length. The sensillus about three times longer than
setae c x ; setae c 1 about three times longer than setae c 2 . Notogaster with
scattered punctures.

Locus typicus: Bolivia; near Coroico, cca 3200 in. 20. XII. 1966. L.: J. Balogii.
Habitat: wet Sphagnum on a bluff rocky wall; holotype.

Remarks: Only this species has extremely long, setiform sensillus
combined with setiform, smooth notogastral setae and with fine scattered
punctulation on the notogaster.

Xenillus venezuelanus sp. n. (Figs 13A—D)

Length: 877—964 //m; width: 595—709 /nn\.

Prodorsum: Sensillus long, setiform, apically sparsely ciliated.
Interlamellar setae long, setiform as long as sensillus, apically sparsely ciliated.
Lamellar setae short, shorter than lamellar cuspis, bacilliform divergent,
smooth. Lamellae basally narrow, at the half length slightly dilated, cuspides
again narrowing. Inner tip of cuspis long, straight, outer one shorter, directed
somewhat outwards and forwards. Lamellar cuspides marginate, with small,
evanescent foveolae. Intercuspidal triangle three times higher than wide.

Notogaster: 11 pairs of long, setiform, apically ciliate notogastral
setae. Setae c, and c 2 as long as the remaining notogastral setae and the sensil¬
lus, c 1 somewhat shorter. The ratio of sensillus : : seta c., = 10.5 : 8 : 10.

Notogaster sparsely foveolated.

Locus typicus: Venezuela: Caracas; Mt. Avila National Park, 2200 in. 26.
VIII. 1972. L.: J. and P. Balogh. Habitat: tropical montane forest, wet litter and humus;
liolotype, and 1 paratype.

Remarks: The following combination of characters occurs only in
this species: 1: long, setiform, apically ciliated sensillus, 2: similar notogastral
and interlamellar setae, 3: unusually long setae c x and c 2 , 4: somewhat out¬
ward directed outer tip in the lamellar cuspis.

Xenillus setiger sp. n. (Figs 14A—D)

Length: 935 /nm ; width: 615 /an.

P r o d o r s u in : Sensillus long, setiform, with smooth, fine, setate end.
Interlamellar and lamellar setae short, setiform, smooth, shorter than lamellar

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Fig. 1. Xenillus argentinensis sp. n. A = dorsal side, B = lamellar cuspides, C = sensillus*

setae c l and c 2 , D = sensillus

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Fig. 1. Xenillus argentinensis sp.n. E posterior part of notogaster, F = sculpture of no-
togaster. — Fig. 2. X. fazendae sp. n. A dorsal side, B = lamellar cuspides, C sen-

sillus, setae c v and c n

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Fig. 3. Xenillus forceps sp. n. C sensillus, setae c, and c 2 , I) posterior part of notogas-
ter. — Fig. 4. X. subnudus sp. n. B lamellar cuspides, C sensillus, setae c, and c 2 , I)
sculpture of notogaster, E posterior part of notogaster.

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Fig. 4. Xenillus subnudus sp. n. A dorsal side, F = ventral side. — Fig. 5. X. rohri sp.
n. A dorsal side, F = ventral side

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Fig. 5. Xenillus rohri sp. n. B lamellar cuspides, C sensillus, setae r, and c 2 , l)
right side of notogaster with the sculpture, R posterior part of notogaster. — Fig. 6. X.
prruvnsis sp. n. A dorsal side, B lamellar cuspides

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Fig. 6. Xenillus peruensis sp. n. C sensillus, setae c v and t\>, 1) right side of notogaster
with the sculpture, E posterior part of notogaster. — Fig. 7. X. hammerae sp. n. A
dorsal side, C - sensillus, setae c, and c 2 .

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Fig. 8. Xenillus amazonicus sp. n. A = dorsal side, B lamellar cuspides, C sensillus,
setae c t and c 2 , D = sensillus, E - rostrum, F — sculpture of notogaster at the setae ti,

G posterior part of notogaster

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Fig. 9. Xenillus davisorum sp. n. A dorsal side, B lamellar cuspides with the rostrum,
C = sensillus, setae c, and c 2 , I) sculpture of notogaster at the setae li, F ventral side

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Fig. 9. Xenillus davisorum sp. n. E posterior part of notogaster. Fig. 10. X. ecuado
rensis sp. n. A = dorsal side, B — lamellar cuspides with the rostrum, C = sensillus, setae c
and c 2 , D = sculpture of notogaster at the setae ti

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Fig. 10. Xenillus ecuadorensis sp. n. E posterior part of notogaster. — Fig. 11. X. hetero•
trichus sp. n. A dorsal side, B lamellar cuspides with] the rostrum, C sensillus, setae

c, and c 2 , I) sculpture of notogaster at the setae ti

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Fig. 11. Xenillus heterotrichus sp. n. E — posterior part of notogaster. Fig. 12. X.
punctulatus sp. n. A dorsal side, B lamellar cuspides, I) posterior part of notogaster

with the notogastral sculpture

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Fig. 12. Xen ill us punc tula tus sp. n. C sensillus, setae c, and r v — Fig. 13. X. venezuelanus
sp. n. A = dorsal side, C — sensillus, setae c, and c 2

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Fig. 13. Xenillus venezuelanus sp. n. B lamellar cuspides with the rostrum, D posterior
part of notogaster with the notogastral sculpture. — Fig. 14. X. setiger sp. n. A dorsal

side

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vianus sp. n. A dorsal side, B lamellar cuspides

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15 C

Fig. 15. Xenillus bolivianus sp. n. C = sensillus, setae c x and c 2 , D posterior part of

notogaster

cuspis. Lamellae convergent, with long cuspis. The end of cuspis with a semi¬
circular incision; the outer and inner tip short of the same length. Lamellae
with some longitudinal lines. There is a very short distance between the cus-
pides. Intercuspidal triangle extremely long, spiniform.

Notogaster: 11 pairs of short, setiform, straight and smooth noto-
gastral setae; setae and c 2 much shorter than the remaining setae. The
ratio of sensillus : seta c 1 : seta c 2 = 13 : 4 : 4.5. Setae c } and c., convergent,
near to each other; c l two times longer than the distance of c x —c.,. Notogaster
sparsely punctulate.

Locus typicus: Peru: transect between Lima and Pucallpa; near Tingo Maria,
353 km from Pucallpa, 4. XI. 1971. L.: J. Balogh. Habitat: moss forest, step slope, humus
and roots of a ferm-tree; holotype.

Remarks: The following combination of characters occurs only in
this species: 1: setiform, long, smooth sensillus, 2: setiform, short interlamellar
setae, 3: extremely long, spiniform intercuspidal triangle, 4: setiform, short,
smooth notogastral setae, 5: setiform, short setae c 2 and c 2 near to each other,
sparsely punctulate notogaster.

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X<*nilliis holiviunus sp. n. (Figs ISA — D)

Length: 625 /mi; width: 336 /on.

P rodors u m : Sensillus extremely long: as long as prodorsum,
straight, erectile, smooth, with hardly fusiform, long end. Lamellar setae
arched inward,pointed; outer margin on the apical half with very short cilia.
Interlamellar setae medium long, setiform, smooth. Lamellae broad, con¬
vergent; cuspis obliquely truncate: inner tip much longer than outer one;
lamellar setae originated near to the outer tip. Cuspides in the middle third
coalescent, in the apical third with a narrow' slit, in the basal third with the
extremely long, spiniform intercuspidal triangle separate.

Notogaster: 11 pairs of notogastral setae; medium long, setiform,
in the apical third finely ciliate. Setae Cj and c shorter than notogastral setae
(excepting p 2 and p :] which about twice shorter than c,); the ratio of the length
of sensillus and of c l is 4 : 1. Notogaster without any sculpture.

Locus typicus: Bolivia. Alto Beni, 580 m. 16. XII. 1966. L.: J. Balogh.
Habitat: tropical rainforest, litter: holotype.

Remarks: The obliquely truncate cuspis is with an extremely long,
setiform sensillus and with medium long, apically ciliated notogastral setae
separate the new species from all known Xenillus- species.

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DATA TO THE OR IBATID FAUNA
OF AUSTRALIA (ACARI) III

P. Balogh

Zoo systematical and Ecological Institute , Eotvos Lor and University ,

II-1088 Budapest , Puskin u. 3, Hungary

(Received 19 March, 1981)

Nine new Oribatid species are described from Australia, together with the
establishment of five new genera.

The present contribution is a sequel to a series which is designed to
describe the Oribatid fauna of Australia. The area from this kind of research
has been exempted until quite recently. Tin* papers dealing with the fauna
have only contributed very little to this end, we may safely say that only a
fraction of the total is known. The preliminary research clearly show that
still many new taxa await description. Hereunder I propose to described nine
new species with five new genera. The holotypes of the new species, after the
completion of the research, will be deposited in the National Insect Collection,
C.S.I.R.O., Canberra, Australia.

Nanheriiiannia tenuisetosa sp. n. (Figs 1A— B)

Length: 549 /an; width: 230 //m.

P r o d o r s u m : Sensillus short, bacilliform, apically densely ciliate.
Interlamellar setae setiform, thin, long: longer than half distance between
interlamellar and lamellar setae. The ratio of the length in —le and the length
of interlamellar setae 5 : 3.5. Lamellar setae originating farther back from
rostrum; medium long. The ratio of the length in -le and the length of lamel¬
lar setae 3:1. Rostral setae from the dorsal side not visible ( ?). There is a
light, small, transversal spot at the anterior margin of rostrum. Posterior
protuberances of prodorsum relatively small, bipartite; exterior protuberance
bigger than interior one. There is a fairly long distance between the posterior
protuberances of prodorsum. Surface of prodorsum with partly evanescent
foveolae and irregularly undulated lines.

Notogaster: Notogastral setae setiform, thin, scythe-like, medium
long: notogastral setae c l —c 3 slightly longer than the distance of c 2 - d j. Noto¬
gaster with irregularly set foveolae of various sizes.

Ventral side: Much resembling the basic type of the genus.
9 pairs of genital, 2 pairs of aggenital setae.

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Fig. 1. Nanhermannia tenuisetosa sp. n. — A = prodorsuni and anterior part of notogaster,
B = lateral part of prodorsum with the posterior protuberance, botliridium and sensillus.
Fig. 2. N. gladiata sp. n. — A = prodorsum and anterior part of notogaster, B = lateral
part of prodorsum with the posterior protuberance, bothridium and sensillus

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I, o c u s typicus: Australia: ACT, Canberra, 20. V. 1965. Habitat: temperate
forest, litter: holotype.

K e marks: The type of posterior protuberances of prodorsum (rela¬
tively small, bipartite) together with the setiform, very thin notogastral setae
and with the short, setiform, apically ciliated sensillus are quite unique in
the genus.

Nanhermannia galdiata sp. n. (Figs 2A—B)

Length: 582—590 //m; width: 254—258 //in.

Prodorsu m : Sensillus short, bacilliform, apically ciliate. Inter-
lamellar setae short, somewhat dilated, almost knife-like, shorter than sensillus
and shorter than distance of in — in. The ratio of the length in—le and the
length of interlamellar setae 5 : 1. Lamellar setae setiform, twice shorter than
interlamellar setae. The distance of le—le as long as the length of lamellar
setae. Elevated field of notogastei with small, scattered, evanescent foveolae
and with dense small aciculi (cerotegument ?) usual in Nanhermannia-speciea.
Posterior protuberances of prodorsum with irregularly undulated posterior
margin; the tubercles flat, evanescent (3—5 on each side).

Noto g a s t e r : Notogastral setae somewhat dilated, knife-like or
willowleaf-like, partly scythe-like, shorter: notogastral setae c, as long as dis¬
tance of c,— d,; c :i a little longer than distance of e 3 — cp. Notogaster with
irregularly set foveolae.

Ventral side: Much resembling the basic type of the genus.

Locus typicus: Australia ACT, Canberra, 20. V. 1965. Habitat: temperate
forest, litter: holotype, and 1 paratype.

Remarks: This is the unique Nanhermannia -species with flat,
evanescent tubercles on posterior margin prodorsal protuberances.

Notoherinannia gen. n.

Posterior protuberance of prodorsum crescent-shaped or semicircular,
without prominent tooth. Rostral setae simple. Notogastral setae short, scythe-
like. Posterior part of notogaster with 3 pairs of obtuse, large tubercles.

Type species: Notohermannia obtusa sp. n.

R e m a r k s : Most species of Cyrthermannia have each one or tw o teeth
on the posterior margin of posterior protuberance of prodorsum. Nevertheless
there are few exceptions: C. parallela (Aoki, I960) Japan, and the two species
of Cosmohermannia Aoki, 1970: C. frondosus Aoki, 1970 from Japan and C.
monstruosa Aoki, 1977 from New r Guinea. The genus Cyrthermannia Balogh,
1958 s. lat. has more subdivisions, i.e. genera as follows:

6*

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1 (4) Posterior protuberance of prodorsum on each side with one or with two spiniform or

triangular processes.

2 (3) Posterior protuberance of prodorsum each with two spiniform processes

Bicyrtherniannia Hammer, 1979

3 (2) Posterior protuberance of prodorsum on each side with one triangular process

Cyrtherniaiinia Balogh, 1958 s. str.

4 (1) Posterior protuberance of prodorsum either almost crescent-shaped, semicircular, or

with a quadridentate crest.

5 (6) Posterior protuberance of prodorsum with a quadridentate crest. Tubercles of pro¬

dorsum less prominent, flat Nippoherniannia gen. nov.

6 (5) Posterior protuberance of prodorsum crescent-shaped or semicircular, without pro¬

minent tooth.

7 (8) llostral setae ramifying like a tree. Lamellar setae originate very near to each other.

Sensillus extremely short with capitate head Deiidroherniannia gen. nov.

8 (7) Rostral setae simple.

9 (10) Prodorsal and notogastral setae dilated, phylliform. Elevated part of prodorsum

medially not bipartite Cosmoherinannia Aoki et Yoshida, 1970

10 (9) Prodorsal and notogastral setae scythe-like. Elevated field of prodorsum medially

bipartite Notoherniannia gen. iu

Cyrtherniaiinia Balogh, 1958

Type-species: C. tuberculata Balogh, 1958
C. tuberculata Balogh, 1958 Trop. Africa, Egypt
C. vicinicornuta Aoki, 1968 — Thailand
C. stellata Balogh, 1970 New Guinea
C. luminosa Hammer, 1971 Oceania
C. florens Bal. et Mah., 1980 Cuba

Bicyrtherniannia Hammer, 1979

Type-species: B. duodentata Hammer, 1979 Java
B. duodentata Hammer, 1979 Java
B. cagayana (Corpuz-Raros, 1979) Philippines

Cosinoherniannia Aoki et Yoshida, 1970

Type-species: C. frondosus Aoki et Yoshida, 1970
C. frondosus Aoki, 1970 Japan

Deiidroherniannia gen. n.

Type-species: Cosmohermannia monstruosa Aoki et Yoshida, 1977
D. monstruosa (Aoki, 1977) — New Guinea

Ni|ipoherniannia gen. n.

Type-species: JXanhermannia parallela Aoki, 1960
JV. parallela (Aoki, 1960) Japan

Notoherniannia gen. n.

Type-species: IV. obtusa sp. n.

IV. obtusa sp. n. - Australia

Notoherniannia obtusa sp. n. (Figs 3A—F)

Length: 763—804 //m; width: 320—328 ^m.

P rodorsum : Sensillus bacillform, long: longer than interlamellar
setae; apically with short cilia. Interlamellar setae scythe-like; somewhat

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Fig. 3. Notohermannia obtusa gen. et sp. n. — A = dorsal side, B = posterior part of pro-
dorsum, C, D, E posterior protuberances of prodorsum, F = median part of notogaster

with setae d { and d 2

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dilated, knife-like, with sharp, setiform end. Lamellar setae as long as inter-
lainellar setae, slightly inwards bent, sharp. Rostral setae similar, but shorter.
The distance of in—le about three times longer than length of interlamellar
setae. Posterior protuberances of prodorsuin almost crescent-shaped, relatively
small; the distance between the two protuberances only a little smaller than
one protuberance itself. The form and size of protuberances variable (Figs
3C—E). Elevated field of prodorsum medially bipartite, with scattered, eva¬
nescent foveolae.

Notogaster: Notogastral setae short, scythe-like: setae c l some¬
what longer than half distance between c, and d r Notogaster with three pairs
of large, obtuse tubercles; the first pair broadly separated and each bearing
one notogastral seta: the second and third pair medially coalesced and each
bearing two notogastral setae near each other. Notogaster with irregularly set
foveolae of various sizes.

Ventral side: Much resembling the basic type of the genus.
9 pairs of genital. 2 pairs of aggenital setae.

Locus t y p i c u s of Notohermannia obtusa: Australia: ACT, Canberra, 20. V. 1965.
Habitat: temperate forest, litter; holotype, and 7 paratypes.

Eutegaeus soror sp. n. (Fig. 4)

Length: 984—1087 //m; width: 677—795 pm.

Prodorsum : Sensillus medium long, setiform. smooth, exclinate.
Interlamellar setae long, as long as prodorsum, with somewhat flagellate end.
Lamellar setae setiform, directed inwards. Rostral setae short, fine. Lamellae
convergent dilated apically; cuspis with arcuato-incised end. Surface of lamel¬
lae with evanescent net-structure.

Notogaster: There is a long, protruding humeral extension on
each shoulder. The tip of extension sharp. Notogaster rotundate, dorsosejugal
suture straight. 8 pairs of notogastral setae. Five pairs in longitudinal marginal
row (identification of setae uncertain !) very long, setiform with somewhat
flagellate end; three pairs of posteromarginal setae (probably setae p l —p :i )
very unequal: p Y long, only little shorter than remaining setae; p 2 and very
short and fine.

Ventral side: 6 pairs of genital, one pair of aggenital, two pairs
of anal, three pairs of adanal setae. Legs monodactyle, with long, thin claws.

Locus typicus: Australia, N.S.W. Air Drop Hoad. 820 m, Wiangaria State
Forest, Lynch’s Ck. Habitat: subtropical rainforest: ex leaf litter. L.: V.-J. Pattemore.

R e m arks: Eutegaeus soror sp. n. belongs to the species-group of
Eutegaeus stylesi Hammer, 1966. This group is characterised by the long p i

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and the very short p 2 and p 3 combinated with deeply incised lamellar cuspis,
as in E. radiatus Hammer, 1966, New Zealand and E. stylesi Hammer, 1966,
New r Zealand. The new species resembles E. stylesi , both the interlamellar and
notogastral setae are much longer and have flagellate end.

Peloribates plumostis sp. n. (Figs 5A—D)

Length: 365—369 pm; width: 267—275 pm.

Prodorsum : Sensillus medium long sigmoid, with dilated and
ciliate head. Interlamellar setae long, ciliate. directed forward; longer than

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half length of prodorsum. Lamellar setae very long, as long as prodorsum,
directed forward and slightly convergent, with ciliate outer margin. Rostral
setae as long as half length of lamellar setae, with ciliate outer margin. Lamel¬
lae very short, as long as pedotecta 2. Prodorsum with rotundate foveolae.

Fig. 5. Peloribates plumosus sp. n. — A —- dorsal side, B = ventral side, C = sensillus,

D = setae dp

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Notogaster: 14 pairs of dilated, fusiform, densely aciculate noto-
gastral setae. All notogastral setae of the same length and type. Notogaster
foveolate. Pteromorphae foveolated.

Ventral side: 5 pairs of extremely short genital, 1 pair of aggenital,
2 pairs of anal, 3 pairs of adanal setae; all very short, almost reduced. Epimeral
region with scattered foveolae. Mentum densely punctulate. Ventral and anal
plates foveolate; genital plate smooth.

Locus t y p i c u s : Australia, N. Qld. 26. V. 8. VI. Iron Range. Habitat: tropical
rainforest, leaf litter. L.: G. B. Moteith.

Remarks: There are only few Peloribates species with dilated noto¬
gastral setae; the nearest species is P. ababaeus Corpus-Raros, 1980 from the
Philippines; but both the prodorsal and the notogastral setation, the sculpture
etc. are different.

Lophozetes gen. n.

Fam. Ceratozetidae. Pteromorphae immovable. Four pairs of true areae
porosae. 6 pairs of genital, 1 pair of aggenital, 2 pairs of anal, 3 pairs of adanal
setae. First pair of adanal setae in postanal, second and third pairs in para-
anal position. Lamellae with translamella and broad, short, truncate cuspis.
Interlamellar setae long, rigid. There is a very narrow connecting bridge
between the pteromorphae.

Type-species: Lophozetes truncatus sp. n.

Remarks: The short lamellae together with short and wide trans-
lamella and with short, truncate cuspis is a new combination in the family.

Lophozetes truncatus sp. n. (Figs 6A—E)

Length: 390—422 //m; width: 279—312 //m.

Prodorsum: Sensillus short, with a short, thin stem and with
dilated, rounded head. Interlamellar setae long, rigid, smooth, longer than
lamellae. Lamellar setae shorter, rigid, smooth. Rostral setae originated on
the surface of rostrum, relatively far from anterior margin; setiform, arched
inward, on the exterior margin unilaterally ciliated. Rostrum with two small
incisions. Cuspides tridcntatc.

Notogaster: Pteromorpha immovable. Very narrow connecting
bridge between the pteromorphae. 4 pairs of true areae porosa; areae porosae
Aa rotundate, areae porosae A x — A :i much smaller. 10 pairs of very short
notogastral setae; visible only in the posterior margin.

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Fig. 6. Lophozeles truncntus gen. et sp. n. A dorsal side, B = part of prodorsum, C, D
translamella and lamellar cuspides of two paratypes, E ventral side

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7. Oribatella reducta sp. n. A dorsal side, B ventral side. Fig. 8. Galumna ham -
merae sp. n. A dorsal side

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Ventral side: Epimeral setae partly reduced; represented only by
their alveoli. Custodium and discidium well developed. Genito-anal setal for¬
mula GAG = 6123.

Locus typicus: Australia, N.S.W., Barrington Tops, 1524 m, via Salisbury,
10. II. 1965. L.: G. B. Monteith. Habitat: Temperate rainforest: ex Nothofagus moorei leaf
litter.

Oribatella redueta sp. n. (Figs 7A— B)

Length: 267—279 pm; width: 189 —193 ^m.

Prodorsum : Sensillus long, as long as prodorsum directed forward
slightly dilated and lanceolate with sharp end and with small, scattered
aciculi. Interlamellar setae much longer than prodorsum, thick, setiform,
flexible, with small, scattered aciculi. Rostral setae arched inward, on the ex¬
terior margin with long cilia. Rostrum with acuminate tip. Lamellae peculiar:
longer than prodorsum, somewhat sigmoid with sigmoid inner and outer
margins. Cuspis with deep incision. The tips of cuspis asymmetric: outer tip
spiniform, basally narrow; inner tip basally dilated and the deepest point of
incisure lies in asymmetrical position, near to margin of cuspis.

Notogaster: Seven pairs of notogastral setae almost in marginal
position. Setae p 1 — p 3 not visible, represented, presumably only by their small
alveoli on the ventral side, near to posterior margin of ventral plate. Areae
porosae very small, evanescent, A 1 to A 3 hardly visible.

Ventral side: Epimeral setae partly invisible. Epimeral region
with scattered punctulation. Mentum densely punctulate. 6 pairs of genital
setae, one pair ( ?) of aggenital, 2 pairs of anal, 3 pairs of adanal setae, all
represented only by their alveoli (with the exception of genital setae). Pori iad
in preanal position and transversal. Legs monodactyle.

Locus typicus: Australia N. Qld., 26. V.— 8. VI. 1971. Iron Range. Habitat:
tropical rainforest, leaf litter.

Remarks: The peculiar type of lamellae, the reduced areae porosae
with the monodactyle legs is a combination of features first encountered in
the genus.

Galumna hannnerae sp. n. (Figs 8A—E)

Length: 439—490 pm; width: 332—357 pm.

Prodorsum : Sensillus proclinate and exclinate, with sigmoid basal
part, then with arched stem and with gradually dilated, fusiform, ciliate end.
Interlamellar setae long, setiform, smooth, lamellar and rostral setae shorter,
setiform, smooth. Lamellar setae originated between lines S and L.

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Fig. 8. Galumna hammerae sp. n. B -= prodorsum, lateral view, C ventral side, D = sen-

sillus, E, F = areae porosae A a

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Notogaster: Dorsosejugal suture between areae porosae, dorso-
sejugales absent (therefore the species belongs to the species-group IL integrae-
longipilae, that is: undivided with long hair.) Area porosae adalares ( Aa )
either ribbon-like, or longish egg-shaped, areae porosae A 2 and A 3 small,
circular.

Ventral side: 6 pairs of genital, 1 pair of aggenital, 2 pairs of
anal, 3 pairs of adanal setae. The first and second genital setae extremely
short but visible, the remaining represented ones only by their alveoli. There is
a very small, circular area porosa postanalis on the notogaster.

Locus typicus: Australia: Queensland; Townsville, 16. III. 1965. L.: J. Balogh
Habitat: secondary Eucalyptus-forest, after rainfall, very wet litter; 1 paratype.

R e m a r k s : There are 7 species of species-group IL having gradually
dilated, slightly fusiform, ciliated sensillus.

I dedicate the new species to Dr. Marie Hammer, renowned Oribati-
dologist, of great merits in the exploration on the South American and Pacific
Oribatid fauna.

Setogalumna gen. n.

Fam. Galumnidae, subfam. Galumninae (lamellar setae originated be¬
tween lines S and L). Lamellar line somewhat prominent from the surface of
prodorsum; 10 pairs of short, but visible notogastral setae; setae ta on ptero-
morpha. 4 pairs of rounded areae porosae. Dorsosejugal suture evanescent, but
visible. 6 pairs of genital setae: 2 pairs on the anterior margin in transversal
row, 4 pairs in longitudinal row. Pori iad apoanal, near to anterior margin of
anal plates. Legs tridactylous.

Type-species: Setogalumna excellent sp. n.

Remarks: The presence of notogastral setae together with the prom¬
inent lamellar line (character of Neoribatidae) and the apoanal pori iad are
characters quite singular in the Galumnoidea.

Setogalunina excellens sp. n. (Figs 9A—E)

Length: 543—578 p; width: 361—381 /um.

P r o d o r s u m : Sensillus short, with dilated, fusiform, finely granulate
head. Interlamellae setae extremely long, setiform, fine, smooth, longer than
prodorsum. Lamellar setae somewhat shorter than prodorsum viewed from
above (ratio 3:4); rostral setae much shorter than lamellar setae (ratio 1 : 2).
Areae porosae dorsosejugales large, near to bothridium.

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Fig. 9. Setogalumna excellens gen. ct sp. n. A dorsal side, 11 prodorsuin, lateral view,
C = scnsillus and area porosa dorsosejugalis, D ventral side, E - area porosa A x on the

right side

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Notogaster: Dorsosejugal suture straight, evanescent, but visible.
10 pairs of short, but visible notogastral setae; ta on pteroinorpha. 4 pairs of
areae porosae. Areae porosae adalares (Aa) large, with irregularly undulated
margin.

Ventral side: The formula of the visible epimeral setae: 1 — 0—2—1.
All ventral setae well visible, short.

Locus typicus: Australia: Queensland; Townsville, 16. III. 1965. L.: J. Balogh.
Habitat: secondary Eucalyptus-forest, after rainfall, very wet litter: holotype, and 5 paratypes.

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THE MORPHOLOGY OF AGROMYZIL) PESTS
ON WHEAT AND BARLEY IN HUNGARY
(DIPTERA: AGROMYZIDAE)

B. Darvas and L. Papp

Research Institute for Plant Protection , 11-1525 Budapest , P.O.Box 102 , Hungary
General Zoology and Parasitology Department , University of Veterinary Sciences ,

Ii-1400 Budapest , Landler ./. u. 2. Hungary

(Received 10 November, 1983)

Agromyzid species as pests of cultivated cereals in Europe are summarized in
a table. Identification keys of a new type are given for the imagos and larvae of the
agromyzid pests of wheat and barley in Hungary supplemented by figures and photos.
Agromyza intermittens (Becker, 1907), A. megalopsis Hering, 1933 and A. prespana
Spencer, 1957 are new to the Hungarian fauna. Morphological peculiarities of A. inter¬
mittens are stressed. With 20 figures and 8 photos.

The mass occurrence of the leaf-miners damaging cereals in Hungary
was first observed in 1976 during a survey (Darvas et al., 1981). Our collect¬
ings and trials carried out in spring barley and winter wheat fields in 1980
revealed the specific diversity of agromyzid leaf-miners, while our work in
1981 82 promoted a better understanding of tin* level of their attacking

occurrence.

Agroinyzidae is a fly family of about 1800 known species. There are
still numerous taxonomical problems with agromyzids first of all as regards
specific level. This is why particular attention was paid to the morphology
and taxonomy in the course of the series of investigations of the pests of the
cereals under the guidance of the senior author.

On the basis of the works of Spencer (1957, 1973) and our investiga¬
tions a table was compiled (Table 1) for the main agromyzid pests of cereals
in Europe. There we can see that at least 16 agromyzid species are to be
expected as species of mass occurrence and causing damage in graminaceous
crops in Europe.

As regards the identification of agromyzid imagos with tin* aid of male
genital characteristics the papers or books of Spencer (1963, 1957, 1973),
Nowakowski (1973), d’Aguilar et al. (1976) and Griffiths (1980) were
found very useful. In our work with larvae the papers of DE Meijere (1925,
1926, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1943), Hering (1953), Griffiths (1963) and
Now akowski (1973) served as basis for identification. No drawings have been
found for the larvae of Agromyza rondensis , A. megalopsis , A. nigrella , A. inter-
mittens and A. luteitarsis. The pupae of the latter four species are depicted
by d’Aguilar et al. (1976), the pupa of A. ambigua is given by Venturi (1930).

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Materials and methods. Agromyzid material was collected in the Hortobagy National
Park (Ujszentmargita, Egyek) on grasslands by sweeping nets and with the aid of Malaise
traps between April and September of the years of 1974 — 76. A further series of collectings
was carried out in two fields of winter wheat each in every county (megye) of Hungary in
April and May of 1976 and in March and May of 1978 (sweeping net). Another series of netting
was made in the county of Gyor-Sopron (Lebenyiniklos, Menfocsanak) in fields of spring and
winter barley once per week in the periods between April and July in the years of 1980, 1981
and 1982.

Leaf mines of the agroinyzid species were collected in winter wheat (Hajduszoboszlo,
Tamasi, Aba), in spring barley (Lebenyiniklos), in winter barley (Menfocsanak), in maize
(Tata, Tompa) between April and July of the years 1981—82. The imagos were reared from
mines in the laboratory.

As regards the preparations of larvae and imagos the method of Darvas and H. Zseller
(1982) was followed.

Results: In the course of our studies we observed the occurrence
of the majority of agromyzid species, which are pests of cereals in Europe.

The species Agromyza intermittens (Becker, 1907), Agromyza megalopsis
Hering, 1933 and Agromyza prespana Spencer, 1957 are new to the Hun¬
garian fauna. Maize is one of the main hosts for Poemyza incisa Meig., in all
other respects our findings agree with the data included in Table 1. On the
base of the available literature and our collectings we compiled the following
keys for the identification of imagos and larvae of these pests.

A key to the imagos of the agromyzid pests for barley
and wheat in Hungary

1 (4) Subcostal vein developed and well discernible throughout its length but coalescent

with radial vein r, and not with costal vein (Fig. 1).

2 (3) At least 3 pairs of dorsocentrals, praesutural dorsocentrals not seldom present.

Halteres white or yellow. Praescutellars always present (see more in key A)

Agromyza Fallen

3 (2) Usually only 2 pairs of dorsocentrals, if 3 — 4 pairs, no praesutural dorsocentrals.

Halteres black. Praescutellar pair of bristles only exceptionally present. No pests
for cereals; the species of the genera Melanagromyza Hendel, Ophiomyin Braschnikov
and Hexomyza Enderlein.

4 (1) Subcostal vein terminating in a thin fold distally but the latter coalescent with costal

vein (Figs 2 — 5).

5 (6) Orbits of frons extremely enlarged, almost contiguous above lunule. No pests for

cereals Selachops Wahlberg

6 (5) Orbits of frons not enlarged, narrow .

7 (24) Setulae on orbits perpendicular, reclinate or absent.

8 (11) Scutellum with only 1 pair of bristles. Apex of third antennal joint angulate or with

a dentiform projection.

9 (10) Frons and legs — at least partially — yellow, third antennal joint with a dentiform

projection apically Cerodontha Rondani

No acrostichal bristles. Apex of male distiphallus funnel-shaped (Photo 1). Body
length 2-2.5 mm. Flight period V —VII, VIII IX. Two generations

Cerodontha denticornis (Panzer, 1806)

10 (9) Completely black species, third antennal joint without dentiform projection but its

upper corner angulate. Larvae miners in Gramineae but they have not been found in
cereals Xenophytomyza Frey

11 (8) Scutellum with 2 pairs of bristles. Apex of third antennal joint usually rounded.

12 (17) Lunule stretching far backward on frons, i.e. lunule higher or much higher than a

semicircle.

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13 (14) Costal vein ending at conjointinent with radial vein r 4+5 . A genus with a single species

in Europe. Polyphagous, larvae are miners in Gramineae; it has not been collected
as a pest of cereals in our country though we can expect to occur here as a pest

Phytagroniyzu HENDEL

14 (13) Costal vein ending at conjointment with vein m (Fig. 5).

15 (16) Lunule narrow also cranially, much narrowing backwards ending nearly in an apex

(see more in key B) Poemyza HENDEL.

Figs 1 3. Wings of agromyzid species. 1 Agromyza rondensis Strobl; 2 Liriomyza

flaveola (Fallen); 3 Pseudonapomyza atra (Meigen) (c; costal vein, rl: first radial vein.
r2 -f- 3: radial vein 2 -f 3, r4 5: radial vein 4 -f 5, rm: anterior crossvein, m: medial vein,
mcii: posterior cross-vein, sc: subcostal vein). Scales: 1 mm

7 *

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Table I

Agromyzid pests of cultivated cereals in Europe

Wheat Harley Rye Oat Rice Maize Important species or

Agromyzid species Triticum Hordeum Secale Avena Orvza Zea inays groups of graminaceous

aestivum vulgare. cereale sativa sativa host-plants (weeds)

Agromyza albipennis

+

+

+

Phalaris arudinacea, Phleum pratense,
Festuceae, Hordeae, Aveneae. Agrosteae,
Phalarideae, Paniceae

Agromyza ambigua

+

+

+

+

—

—

—

Agromyza interm ittens

+

+

+

—

—

—

Bromus mollis

Agromyza luteitarsis

+

+

+

—

—

—

—

Agromyza megalopsis

—

+

+

—

—

—

—

Agromyza nigrella

+

—

+

+

—

—

Dactylis, Festuca, Trisetum, Glyceria, Hol-
cus, Lolium, Poa, Phleum, Setaria spp.

Agromyza nigrociliata

+

—

+

—

—

—

Hordeum murinum, Arrhenaterum elatius,
Agropyron caninum, Apera spica-venti

Agromyza prespana

+

—

—

—

—

—

—

Agromyza rondensis

+

+

+

—

—

—

Arrhenaterum. Bromus, Calamagrostis,
Dactylis, Poa spp.

Cerodontha denticornis

+

+

+

Agropyron, Dactylis, Alopecurus, Cala¬
magrostis, Festuca, Holcus, Phalaris,
Poa spp.

Poemyza incisa

+

+

+

+

—

Bromus, Calamagrostis, Lolium, Phalaris

Poemyza lateralis

+

+

+

_

_

—

spp.

Agropyron, Hordeae spp.

Liriomyza flaveola

+

+

—

—

Bromus, Dactylis, Holcus, Poa spp.

Pseudonapomyza atra

+

+

—

+

—

—

Several species

Phylomyza fuscula

+

-f

+

+

—

—

Dactylis glomerata, Arrhenaterum elatius,
Festuca, Phleum, Poa spp.

Phytomyza nigra

+

+

+

+

Dactylis glomerata, Agropyron repens, Bro¬
mus, Festuca spp.

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16 (15) Lunule wider cranially, fairly widely rounded caudally. The majority of its species

are miners in Cyperaceae, some species in Graniineae; no pests

Butomomyza Noyvakowsk .1

17 (12) Lunule not stretching backward on frons, i.c. lunule wide and lower than a semicircle.

18 (21) Costal vein extending to the conjointment with vein m (Fig. 2).

19 (20) Scutellum yellow, vein m ending nearest wing tip. Frons yellow, orbits not raised

above plane of frons, males with stridulating organ Liriomyza VliK

Mesonotum dark down to scutellum, third antennal joint entirely yellow, femora
black at least hasally (fore femora less than 1/3 black basally), mesopleura black
only on proximal and lower margins. Distiphallus terminating in two oval areas
in dorsal view (Fig. 12). Flight period: V VIII; one or two generations

Liriomyza flavcola (Fallen, 1823)

20 (19) Scutellum dark, in numerous species vein r 4 _|_ 5 ending nearest wing tip. Frons more

frequently dark, in some species orbits raised above plane of frons. Males without
stridulating organ. No pests of cereals. The species of the genera Dizygomyza Hendel,
Icteromyza Hendel, Phytobia Lioy, Amauromyza Hendel, Nemorimyza Frey, Calyco-
myza Hendel, Metopomyza Enderlein, Phytoliriomyza Hendel.

21 (18) Costal vein extending to the conjointment with r 4+5 only (Fig. 3).

Figs 4 6. 4 Wing of Phytornyza nigra (Meigen); 3 Poernyza lateralis (Macquart), wing;

6 — P. incisa (Meigen), £ aedeagus (r4 -f 5: radial vein 4 5, m: medial vein). Scales:

1 mm for Figs 4 5, 0.2 mm for Fig. 6

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22 (23) Third antennal joint rounded apically. Larvae miners in Gramineae but hitherto

they have not been found in cereals Paraphytomyza Enderlein

23 (22) Third antennal joint angulate apically. Larvae miners in Gramineae

Pseudonapomyza Hendel

Posterior crossvein close to wing base (Fig. 3), male aedeagus as in Fig. 13. Flight
period: V — , more than one generation per year

Pseudonapomyza atra (Meigen, 1830)*

24 (7) Setulae on orbits obviously proclinate.

25 (26) Costal vein extending to the conjointment with vein m. They are not living in grasses

Phytoliriomyza Hendel

26 (25) Costal vein extending to the conjointment with vein r 4+5 only (Fig. 4).

27 (28) Posterior crossvein present, frons raised above the level of eyes in profile. No pests

of cereals have been found among its species Napomyza Westwood

28 (27) Posterior crossvein absent (Fig. 4). In the majority of species frons not raised above

the level of eyes in profile. About 250 species of this genus occur in Hungary, some of

them are pests for cereals Phytomyza Fallen

Male distiphallus of an intricate structure, as in Photo 2. Body length 1.8 2 mm.

Flight period: V VII, VIII X; two generations. Other names used for this
species in the literature: Chromatomyia cinereofrons Hardy, Phytomyza obscuripen-
nis Hendel: its specific name is frequently used in combination with the generic
name Chromatomyia Hardy Phytomyza nigra (Meigen, 1830)

Male distiphallus calycular with forked projection laterally (Figs 14 15). Body

length 1.8 2 mm. Flight period: V VI, VIII X; two generations. Other names

used for this species in the literature: Phytomyza affinis Fallen (misident.),
Phytomyza avenae de Meijere, Phytomyza dura Curran, etc.: quoted in combina¬
tion also with the generic name Chromatomyia Hardy

Phytomyza fuscula (Zetterstedt. 1838)

A) Key to the imagos of the species of Agromyza Fallen which cause damage in cereals in
Hungary (more than 60 species of Agromyza occur in Hungary)

1 (28) Praesutural dorsocentrals rudimentary, 3 4 pairs of postsutural dorsocentrals present.

2 (3) Third antennal joint vivid yellow. Other species.

3 (2) Third antennal joint black, brown or at most orange.

4 (19) Costal vein extending to the conjointment of vein r 4 _|_ 5 only (Fig. 1).

5 (16) Fringe of wing squamae pale, white or yellow.

6 (9) Frons yellow or reddish yellow. All knees and apices of tarsi yellow, genae broad,

male phallus elongated apical part trough-shaped.

7 (8) Posterior crossvein of wing present as a short rudiment of vein attached to vein m.

Distal part of male mesophallus with a triangular perforation (Fig. 8). Flight period:
IV V, IX X; one or two generations. Other names used for this species: Phyto¬
myza secalina Hering; quoted in combination with Domomyza Rondani

Agromyza intermitteiis (Becker, 1907)

8 (7) Wing with complete posterior crossvein. Male mesophallus without a perforation.

Plight period: IV; one generation per year. Its specific name was earlier used in
combination with the generic name Domomyza Rondani

Agromyza luteitarsis Rondani, 1875

9 (6) Frons black or brown. Legs normally unicolorous, dark. Male phallus shaped other¬

wise.

10 (13) Mesonotum grey dusted.

11 (12) Only 1 pair of upper fronto-orbitals, directed upwards and outwards. Fore knees

yellowish. Male distiphallus thin. It was not collected in the course of present studies,
found in other European countries mainly as miners in Dactylis glomerata, sometimes
also on rye. Owing to its infrequency, probably without economical importance

Agromyza cinerascens Macquart, 1835

12 (11) Two pairs of upper fronto-orbitals, directed backwards. Legs entirely black. Distal

part of male distiphallus slightly swollen, distiphallus only 1.5 times as long as meso-

* Its close relative is Pseudonapomyza europaea Spencer, 1973, which differs in the
male genitalia only. It has been found also in Hungary. It may he a pest of cereals though
its damage has not been proved yet.

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phallus. Body length 2.5 3 nun. Flight period: IV V; one generation. Other names

used for this species: Agromyza occellaris Hendel (also in Domomyza , also as ocella-
ris), Agromyza nigrifemur Hendel, Agromyza veris 11 eking

Agromyza rondensis StrOBL, 1900

13 (10) Mesonotum shining black.

Figs 7—10. 7 8 - Agromyza intermittens (Becker) $ genitalia; 7 = aedeagal complex in

lateral view, 8 distiphallus and mesophallus in dorsal view; 9—10 - A. albipennis Mei-
GEN, genitalia; 9 = aedeagus in dorsal view, 10 same, in lateral view ( aap : aedeagal
apodetne, b: basiphallus, d: distiphallus, h: hypophallus, m: mesophallus). Scales: 0.5 mm

for Figs 7, 9 10, 0.2 mm for Fig. 8

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14 (15) Third antennal joint tapering into a slightly upcurving, slightly rounded dorsal

corner, arista arising from its hasal third. Distiphallus narrower near apex than in
its basal third. Body length 2.5 3 mm. Flight period: IV— Y, VI—VII; one or two

generations. Other names used for this species: Agromyza niveipennis Zetterstedt,
also in combination with Domomyza Rondani Agromyza anibigua Fallen, 1823

15 (14) Apex of third antennal joint fairly rounded, arista arising nearly from its middle.

Distiphallus as wide near apex as in hasal third. Body length 2.5 — 3 mm. Flight
period: V VI, VII VIII; one or two generations

Agromyza nigrella (Rondani, 1875)

16 (5) Fringe of wing squamae dark, brown or black.

17 (18) Frons hardly raised above the level of eyes in profile. Male distiphallus hardly longer

than mesophallus. Body length 2.4 2.8 mm. Not found in present collectings. It was

reared from wheat in Italy: owing to its rarity it has no economic importance in our
country Agromyza mobilis Meigen, 1830

18 (17) Frons significantly raised above the level of eyes in profile. Male distiphallus almost

twice as long as mesophallus (Photo 3), apex of distiphallus swollen in a globular form,
at apex its contours convergent. Body length 2.5 3 mm. Flight period: III V,

IX X; one or two generations Agromyza nigroeiliata IIendel, 1931

19 (4) Costal vein extending to the conjointment with vein m.

20 (25) Fringe of wing squamae pale, silvery or ochreous.

21 (22) Mesonotum dusted, greyish or greyish black. Other species.

22 (21) Mesonotum shining black.

23 (24) Dorsal outline of third antennal joint long, its ventral outline short, fringe of wing

squamae silvery white, veins of wings light brownish. Arista distinctly pubescent,
head flattened in the direction of occiput and face. Male basiphallus transparent
medially (Fig. 9). Body length 2.5 3 mm. Flight period: V VII, VIII IX; one or

two generations. Other names used for this species: Agromyza albo-hyalinata Zetter¬
stedt, Agromyza nigripes Meigen (misident.); also in combination with the generic
name Domomyza Rondani Agromyza albipennis Meigen, 1830

24 (23) Third antennal joint small or elongated, fringe of wing squamae ochreous, veins dark

brown or outer features otherwise different from the above species. Other species.

25 (20) Fringe of wing squamae black.

26 (27) Mesonotum brightly shining black. Third antennal joint brownish, with fine pubescence,

longer than its width. Male basiphallus transparent medially, apex ventrally swollen,
between distiphallus and mesophallus a small protuberance present. Body length
2 2.5 mm. Flight period: V VI; one generation

Agromyza prespana Spencer, 1957

27 (26) Mesonotum dusted, third antennal joint small, its apex rounded or seems to he cut

away below. Male phallus shaped otherwise. Other species, not pests for cereals.

28 (1) One pair of praesutural and 3 pairs of postsutural dorsocentrals present.

29 (30) F ringe of wing squamae whitish, costal vein extending to the conjointment with vein

r 4 _j_ 5 , third antennal joint longer than its width, also male third antennal joint without
long apical hairs. Head not flattened in the direction of occiput and face, genae
strongly widening posteriorad. Basiphallus black, not transparent (Photo 4). Body
length 2.5 3 mm. Flight period: IV VI, IX X; one or two generations

Agromyza megalopsis Hering, 1933

30 (29) Fringe of wing squamae dark or costal vein extending to vein m, or third antennal

joint not longer than its width, in some species male antennae with long hairs apically.
Other species. (Some specimens of Agromyza luteitarsis may key out here hut they
are easily recognizable on their yellow frons, or specimens of Agromyza nigrociliata y
which can he identifiable on the base of male genitalia.)

B) Key to the imagos of the species of Poemyza Hendel,
which are pests for graminaceous crops in Hungary

1 (2) Femora yellow. Other species.

2 (1) Femora black basally, at most yellow in distal half.

3 (8) Medial part of frons or also orbits at least partially yellow.

4 (7) Notopleural area yellow.

5 (6) Orbits black cranially, anterior upper fronto-orbital bristles reclinate, a knob-like

projection present dorsally to male cerci. Body length 2 — 2.5 mm. Flight period:
V—VII, VIII IX; two generations. Its specific name was earlier used in combina-

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tion witH generic names Dizygomyza Mendel, Odontocera Macquaht and Cerodontha
Kondani Poemyza lateralis (Macquaht, 1835)

6 (5) Orbits almost entirely yellow, anterior upper fronto-orbital bristles inclinate, male

genitalia with a conspicuous transverse plate dorsally to cerci. It was not found in
the course of present studies though it has been reported from Hungary. In other
European countries it has been reared from grasses, wheat, rye, barley, oat, more¬
over from maize Poemyza supereiliosa (Zettekstedt, 1860)

7 (4) Notopleural area black. Other species, which are miners in Gramineae but which have

not been reported as pests of cereals.

8 (3) Medial part of frons and also orbits entirely dark.

Figs 11 15. 11 12 Liriomyza flaveola (Fallen), J genitalia; 11 aedeagus in lateral

view, 12 distiphallus in dorsal view; 13 Pseudonapomyza atra (Meigen), aedeagus in
lateral view; 14 15 Phytomyzu fuscula (Zetterstedt), <$ genitalia; 14 aedeagus in
lateral view, 15 same in dorsal view (d: distiphallus). Scales: 0.2 mm for Figs 11 13, 0.5

mm for Figs 14 15

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9 (10) Only fore knees yellow, fringe of wing squamae yellow, width of genae hardly one-
tenth of height of eyes. Apex of male distiphallus bending backwards the to direction
of basiphallus, its apical part swollen in a conical form (Fig. 6). Body length 2 2.5

mm. Flight period: V VII, VIII X; two generations per year. Its specific name was
earlier used in combination with the generic names of Dizygomyza Hendel, Odontocera
Macquart and Cerodontha Rondani Poemyza incisa (Meigen, 1830)

10 (9) All knees yellow or fringe of wing squamae brownish black or genae much wider.

Other species of Poemyza .

A key for the identification of larvae of species damaging barley and wheat in Hungary

1 (14) Posterior spiracles with 3 well-defined pores each.

2 (11) Stigmal lobes of posterior spiracles equalling each other and not grouping.

3 (6) Caudal end of larvae with papillae.

4 (5) The two largest caudal papillae situated on sides of posterior spiracles (latter touching

each other), another two papillae below posterior spiracles. Laterally to anus one
double-pointed papilla on each side (Fig. 16). Larval segments with a pattern of
sequence of dentiform spinulae in several rows and papillae in one row each. Five
anterior segments with this pattern well-discernible also by a lower magnification
(stereomicroscope). Mandibular sclerites each with two bigger and below them with
3 smaller teeth (Photo 6). Anterior spiracles each with 9 pores, some of them in
couples. Cultivated host-plants: barley, rye. Leaf-mines: pseudo-polylarval; fresh
mines on basal third of leaves, separated, larvae feeding and moving towards the tip
of leaf, mines turning adjoining and confluent later. Pupation takes place more
frequently in soil but in leaf-mines in cases of parazitized larvae

Agromyza megalopsis Hering, 1933

5 (4) Posterior spiracles oblong and twisted (Photo 7). One pair of larger caudal papillae on

sides of posterior spiracles, one pair of smaller papillae below them; one pair of single-
pointed papillae on cranial sides of anus. Mandibular sclerites (mouth-hooks) each
with 2 teeth of almost the same length, posterior side of mandibular sclerite with a
protuberance in the level of second tooth. Anterior spiracles each with 11 14 pores.

Cultivated host-plants: wheat, barley. Leaf-mines: monolarval; fresh mines straight,
later turning greenish and widening on a patchy way. Pupation usually in soil, in
cases of parasitized larvae in leaf-mines

Agromyza interinittens (Becker, 1907)*

6 (3) Caudal end of larvae without papillae.

7 (10) No distinct round cuticular area below posterior spiracle.

8 (9) Mandibular sclerites (mouth-hooks) each with only 2 teeth of nearly the same length,

mouth part fringy above the upper tooth, epidermis with a file-like structure at
basal half of mouth-hook. Anterior spiracles with 12 16 pores. Cultivated host-

plants: wheat, barley, rye, rice. Leaf-mines: monolarval; mines situated not far from
apex of leaves; fresh mines develop towards the apex but later turning and forming
a broad blotch towards the base of leaves. Pupation more frequently outside the mine
(cf. Spencer, 1973: 239) Agromyza albipennis Meigen, 1830**

9 (8) Mandibular sclerites (mouth-hooks) each with 2 large, 1 medium-sized and 1 small

teeth, mouth part not fringy above the upper tooth; epidermis with a file-like structure
at basal half of mouth-hook as above (Photo 8). Anterior spiracles with 7 pores,
3 couples of them closely adjoining. Cultivated host-plants: wheat, rye. Leaf-mines:
monolarval; near apex of leaves, fresh mines develop towards the apex, later turn
towards the base. Pupation in soil Agromyza nigrociliata Hendel, 1931 ***

10 (7) Below posterior spiracle a distinct round cuticular area present. Mandibular sclerites

each with 2 teeth of the same size. Anterior spiracle mushroom-shaped usually with
10- 12 pores (Fig. 18). Cultivated host-plants: maize, wheat, barley, rye, oat. Leaf-
mines: pseudo-polylarval; fresh mines in apical third of leaves, mines develop towards
the apex, initially solitary, later confluent. Pupation takes place in mines

Poemyza incisa (Meigen, 1830)

* Agromyza luteitarsis Rondani, 1875 may be similar to intermittens in every respect.

** The larvae of A. prespana Spencer, 1957 may be similar to albipennis.

*** The larvae of the species A. rondensis Strobe, 1900, A. ambigua Fallen, 1823 and
A. nigrella (Rondani, 1878) are in all probability similar to those of A. nigrociliata.

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11 (2) One of the three elongate pores of posterior spiracle is longer and more divergent,

the other two grouping (Fig. 17).

12 (13) The horn-like, divergent pore of posterior spiracle (directed towards the anal opening)

as long as paired pores directed dorsally. Mandibular sclerites (mouth-hooks) each
with 2 teeth of nearly the same size. Base of mandibular sclerite distinctly widening,
almost in the size of the height of the sclerite. Anterior spiracle with 7 pores in the
form of a crest. Cultivated host-plants: wheat, barley, rye. Leaf-mines: monolarval;
mines straight, gradually widening, develop towards the apex of the leaves. Pupation
takes place in mines Poemyza lateralis (Macouart, 1835)

13 (12) The horn-like, divergent pore of posterior spiracle (directed towards the anal opening)

at least twice as long as paired pores (latter directed dorsally). Anal papilla present.
Anterior spiracles each with 6 pores in the form of a crest. Cultivated host-plants:
barley, oat. Leaf-mines: monolarval; whitish, running in the middle areas of leaves
towards the apex. Pupation usually outside the mines

Liriomvza flaveola (Fallen, 1823)

14 (1) Posterior spiracles each with more than 3 pores.

15 (18) Posterior spiracles on relatively long stalks.

16(17) Anterior spiracles each with 11 15 pores, 4 pairs coupled. Posterior spiracles each

with 10 13 pores. Cultivated host-plants: wheat, barley, rye, oat. Leaf-mines:

monolarval; narrow, linear towards the base of leaf or recurrent. Pupation takes place
in mines Phytomyza nigra M EIGEN, 1830

17 (16) Posterior spiracles widely divergent Y-shaped, each with 10 12 pores, 2 or 3 pairs

coupled. Posterior spiracles each with 4 6, sometimes with even more pores. Cul-

Figs 16 20. 16 = Agromyza megalop sis Hering, caudal end of larva; 17 Poemyza latera¬

lis (Macquart), posterior spiracle of larva; 18 P. incisa (Meigen). larval posterior spiracle;
19 P. incisa (Meigen), cranial end of larva in lateral view; 20 = Cerodontha denticornis
(Panzer), cephalopharyngeal skeleton of larva (a: anterior spiracle, m: mandibular sclerite)

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Photos 1 8

1 - Cerodontha denticornis (Panzer), o phallus; 2 Phytomyza nigra (Meigen), distiphallus

in lateral view; 3 Agromyza nigrociliata Hendel, phallus; 4 A. rnegalopsis IIering,
phallus in sublateral view; 5 = A. rnegalopsis IIering, larval cephalopharyngeal skeleton;
6 A. intermittens (Becker), posterior spiracles of larva; 7 8 A. nigrociliata IIendel;

7 larval mandibular sclerite, 8 = anterior spiracle of larva

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tivated host-plants: barley, rye, oat. Leaf-mines: monolarval; narrow, linear towards
the base of leaf or recurrent. Puparion in mines

Phvtoniyza fuseula ZETTERSTEDT, 1838

18 (15) Posterior spiracles on short stalks.

19 (20) Posterior spiracles mushroom-shaped, under the outer membrane branches of the

8 pores (perpendicular to stalk) usually confluent. Anterior spiracles flabelliform,
each with 7 pores. Cultivated host-plants: wheat, barley, oat. Leaf-mines: mono-
larval; narrow and deep mines at apices of leaves. Pupation in mines

Pseudonapomyza atra (Meigen, 1830)

20 (19) Posterior spiracles with primary and secondary stigmal branches, each with about

15 irregularly arranged pores in 2 or 3 groups. Anterior spiracles with ramification as
aboves, each with 12 15 pores arranged in 4 or 5 groups. Mandibular sclerites each

with 2 teeth of nearly the same size, the base of sclerite swollen, supported also by
another separate structure (Fig. 20). Cultivated host-plants: wheat, barley, oat. Leaf-
mines: in the leaf-sheath or run from the base of leaf to the leaf-sheath, straight
mines. Pupation in mines (in the leaf-sheath)

Cerodontha denticornis (Panzer, 1806)

Remarks: Our collectings in the fields of winter wheat, spring and
winter barley revealed highly diverse communities of agromyzid species (this
finding may be a supplement to the fundamental work of Jermy and Szele-
nyi, 1958). As a result of our morphological studies correct descriptions of the
larvae of Agromyza megalopsis and A. intermittens are given in the form of a
key illustrated by figures and photos. We have to point out that Griffiths
(1963) misinterpreted the species Agromyza “b” of Hering (1953) as Agromyza
prespana Spencer, 1957 (none of his drawings depicting the posterior spiracle,
the mandibular sclerite agree with those of Hering). We were able to establish
the conspecificity of Agromyza “b” and Agromyza intermittens. It was found
that not only the male genitalia of A. intermittens are much different from
those of the other species of Agromyza (resembling those of the species of
Poemyza) but also the posterior spiracles of the larvae seem obviously atypical
for a species in the genus Agromyza (A. luteitarsis and A, cinerascens may be
related to intermittens also in these respects).

A new type of keys is published here for the identification of pestiferous
species in an insect group (family Agromyzidae), where the number of these
species represents a minor part of the specific diversity of the given group
in the given area. Some of the former workers failed to give keys for the
pestiferous species or keys were published to include merely these species,
which resulted consequently in a series of misidentifications, since e.g. there
are populations of numerous species represented in a field of wheat, which are
not pests in wheat, etc.

Acknowledgements. Our thanks are due to Dr. Laszlo Polgar (Nehezvegyipari Kutato
Intezet, Veszprem) and Gyorgy Dulinafka (Plant Protection and Agrochemistry Station of
Bacs-Kiskun County) for their kind assistance in our work in maize. It is our agreeable duty
to express our most sincere thanks to Ferenc Koczka (Plant Protection and Agrochemistry
Station of Gyor-Sopron County) also in this place for his valuable work in collecting a part
of the above materials.

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A NEW SPECIES OF MOINA FROM AUSTRALIA
(CRUSTACEA: CLADOCERA)

L. Forro

Zoological Department , Hungarian Natural History Museum,

H-1088 Budapest. Baross u. 13, Hungary

(Received 10 March, 1984)

Moina baylyi n. sp. from Lake Eyre, Australia is described, and also the closely
related M. mongolica I)aday, 1901 and M. salina I)aday, 1888 are discussed on the
basis of a canonical analysis.

In his excellent monograph, Goulden (1968) revised the* systeniatics
and the evolution of moinid Cladocera. It was he who clarified that there is a
group of Old World species within the genus Moina which lacks an anterior
seta on the penultimate segment of the female first leg. Moina mongolica and
its synonyms, also including — with question mark — M. salina , were placed
in this group.

M. mongolica was described by Daday (1901), Goulden (1968) revised
this species. Since the publication of his monograph several additions to our
knowledge of M. mongolica , particularly of its distribution have been made.
Margaritora (1971) found it in Sardinia, while Dumont, Laureys and
Pensaert (1979) reported on its occurrence in Tunisia. M. mongolica was
recorded also from Turkey, from Kratergol, a deep hypersaline crater-lake
(Dumont, 1981). It is of particular interest that the species was recorded also
from Australia (Bayly, 1976; Smirnov, 1976); in 1974 on the occasion of its
filling, Lake Eyre was sampled and as one of the dominant planktonic
forms — M. mongolica was found. Smirnov (1983) gave the first description
and figures of the Australian specimens.

Moina salina was first mentioned by Stepanov (1886), but Daday (1888) was the
first giving Latin and Hungarian descriptions and illustrations of both sexes. Goulden (1968)
considered it as already mentioned above, noting that definite decision cannot be made until
European material is found. Smirnov (1976) in his revision listed it among species incertae
sedis. More recently, Negrea (1983, and in press) found M. salina in Roumania, in its type
locality, and gave a more detailed description and also selected the neotype. Following the
presumption of Goulden (1968) he considers M. salina as the valid name for the species,
and M. mongolica as its synonym. Unfortunately, Negrea made an incorrect footnote, saying
that a future examination of specimens from Australia could result in a new subspecies,
M. salina australiensis ssp. n. This nomination is a noinen nudum at the present and, on
the other hand, the specific name “ australiensis ” is already preoccupied by M. australien¬
sis Sars.

When cataloguing the Cladocera material of the Daday collection (Forro and Prey,
1982), original materials of M. salina and M. mongolica were found. After receiving Australian
material sent to me by Dr. I. A. E. Bayly, the opportunity to make a comparison of the
three samples has arisen. In what follows, a new species of Moina is described and the results
of a canonical analysis made on the three samples mentioned above are discussed.

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Moina baylyi n. sp.

Moina mongolica Smirnov, 1976: 216 222, Figs 204, 205 (partim). — Moina mon-

golica Bayly, 1976: 661- 663. Moina mongolica Smirnov, 1983: 88, Figs 101, 102.

Derivatio no minis: The species is named after Dr. I. A. E. Bayly, Depart¬
ment of Zoology, Monash University, who collected the material of this species from Lake Eyre.

Diagnosis: The head of the female is rounded, the eye is small,
the antennules are very short and thick. The shell is rotund, with 20—-26 long
setae on the ventral margin and a row of grouped setae on the rim posteriorly.
The first trunk limb lacks an anterior seta on the penultimate segment, the
anterior seta of the terminal segment is short. The postabdomen has mostly
eight feathered teeth and a small bident tooth. The claw is armed with a pecten,
a Basaldorn on the ventral base of the claw is present. The ephippium is
covered with polygonal cells and has one egg.

The male antennules are long, two sensory setae are present. The first
leg lacks an exopod, a large, recurved hook on the third segment is present.
The terminal segment bears two long feathered setae and one non-feathered
hook. The postabdomen has eight feathered teeth and a bident tooth, the
rami of which are unequal. There is a small pecten on the claw and a Basal¬
dorn on the ventral base also is present.

Size: The females range from 0.96 to 1.27 mm, mean 1.09 mm. The males are smaller.
0.73 to 0.97 mm,

Description : The head of the female is broadly rounded, bent
downward and is nearly half the length of the total body length. There are no
hairs on the surface of the head. The eye is small, ocellus is absent. The supra¬
ocular depression was only occasionally observed, merely a slight depression
is present (Fig. 1).

The shell lacks any superficial setation, in some specimens a slight
reticulation pattern was seen. The length: height ratio of the shell is mostly
about 1.1 : 1. There is a row of long setae on the ventral rim of the shell, con¬
sisting of 20 — 26 (mean = 24) setae, which occasionally are mounted on a
slight protuberance. Behind them appears a row of minute setae. The posterior
shell rim has 7—10 groups of these setae, which increase in size posteriorly
within each group; dorsally the grouping disappears (Fig. 2). No hook is
present on the shell.

The antennules are shorter relative to body size than common in the
genus Moina , its length is only slightly more than the treble of the width
(Fig. 3). The sensory seta is long, it originates at a point between the two-
thirds and half the distance from the head. Rows of minute setae occur on the
posterior surface. No vertical row of long hairs was observed. There is a
terminal tuft of olfactory setae.

The second antennae are well-developed, long. There are two setae near
the basis of the basipod, both are shorter than this segment. The third seta

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of the hasipod between the two rami is about as long as the first endopod
segment. There are rows of minute setae on the hasipod and on the rami. The
setation pattern is that typical of Moina (0—0—1—3/1—1—3).

The first trunk limb (Fig. 4) is shorter than is in M. mongolica and
M. salina . It lacks the anterior seta of the penultimate segment, it also holds
for the two related species. The anterior seta of tin* terminal segment is very
short, only one-sixth the length of the feathered setae on this segment. The
hooks on the hasipod are well-developed, these and the feathered setae of the
terminal segment are longer than those of M. mongolica and M. salina .

The postabdomen is long, particularly its preanal part. It bears two
abdominal setae, between these and the anal opening, several rows of minute

Figs 1 6. Moina baylyi sp. n., female. 1 lateral view of the whole animal; 2 three

details of the rim of the shell; 3 antennule; 4 first trunk limb; 5 = postabdomen; 6 =

postabdominal claw

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setae are present (Fig. 5). There are no long hairs on the dorsal margin. The
conical postanal extension is about one-third the length of the preanal part;
it bears seven to ten, mostly eight feathered teeth and one bident tooth, the
latter is very short, its rami are unequal (Fig. 6). There are four to seven
rows of fine setae on the ventral side. The postabdominal claw (Fig. 6) has a
pecten of fine hairs followed by a row of fine setae which extends to the tip
of the claw. A cluster of fine teeth at the ventral base of the claw, the Basal-
dorn is present. The ephippium contains one egg and is reticulated with a
polygonal pattern.

The males arc smaller than the females. The head is about one-third the
length of the total body length. It is somewhat elongated, with distinct supra¬
ocular depression, the head shield and carapace are without reticulation and
setation (Fig. 7). There are 26—28 long setae on the ventral rim followed by
7—9 groups of fine setae posteriorly.

The antennules are long, about half of the total body length. The short,
stout seta originates at the knee, located about one-third the distance from
the base to the tip. The other seta is fine and long, originating below the short
one. The tip of the antennule hears four curved hooks and a tuft of olfactory
setae (Fig. 8).

Figs 7—11. Moina baylyi sp. n., male. 7 = lateral view of the whole animal; 8 = antennule;
9 first trunk limb; 10 = distal part of the first trunk limb; 11 = postabdomen

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The first lug (Fig- 9) lacks an exopod, it hears a large, well-developed
recurved hook on tin* third segment. There is a seta on the third segment
opposing the hook. The terminal segment has two long, feathered setae and a
noil-feathered hook-like seta (Fig. 10).

The postabdomen (Fig. 11) is similar to that of the female, it bears eight
feathered teeth; the rami of the bident tooth are unequal. There an* rows of
fine setae on the dorsal side of the proximal part and also on the ventral
surface of the postanal extension. The postabdominal claw has a pecten and
a Basaldorn at its ventral base, too. The structure of the spermatozoa could
not lx* determined and also the* genital opening was not seen.

Differential diagnosis: It is the structure of the first trunk
limb which clearly separates the species of the Moina mongolica group from
all other Old World species of Moina. Beside this, these species can easily be
distinguished from other species by tin* morphology of the postabdomen, as it
was pointed out also by Goulden (1968).

Moina baylyi sp. n. should not be confused with other species because it
is restricted to Australia. It can be distinguished from the closely related
M. mongolica and M . salina by the morphology of the first trunk limb, the
shell, the antennule and tin* postabdomen (see below). The anterior seta of the
terminal segment is very short, there are 24 setae on the ventral rim of the
shell, and these are followed by grouped fine setae. The antennule is short
and stout without long hairs. Tin* postabdomen has mostly eight setae and the
rami of the bident tooth are unequal.

Besides the material of the Daday collection two further samples were also studied.
These are specimens from Turkey and Bulgaria (this latter was borrowed from the Klie
collection). Preliminarily it can be stated that they do not belong to the new species here
described. Thus I am quite convinced that A7. baylyi is restricted to Australia and is a dis¬
tinct species.

II o 1 o t y p e : Female, “Australia, Lake Eyre South, 27 September 1974, leg. I. A. E.
Bayly”. Allotype: male, ditto. Paratypes: 26 dissected females and 10 males on slides
and further 80 alcoholic specimens in one tube. The whole type material is deposited in the
Hungarian Natural History Museum.

Canonical analysis: Three OTUs (samples) were used in this
study, originating from three different localities, taxa which have been con¬
sidered by Negrea (1983; and in press) as Moina salina Daday, 1888. Two of
these OTUs belong to the material of the Daday collection, tin* third is the
Australian one. They are the following: Moina salina Daday, Szovata, leg.
Csiki (D 1191 1899; 11-402); Moina mongolica Daday, Mongolia, Gobi, leg.
Csiki (D 1182—1899; 11-399); Moina baylyi n. sp., Australia Lake Eyre, leg.
I. A. E. Bayly.

Twenty specimens for each OTUs were selected from tin* samples and
33 measurements of each specimens were taken. These are: five measurements
from the head and shell, three from the antennule, eight from the second anten-

8*

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na, six from the first trunk limb, five from the second trunk limb and six
from the postabdomen. The canonical analysis was carried out by using the
programme BMDP7M (Dixon, 1981).

I initiated this study because the specimens of the three OTUs did not
fully agree in their morphology, and particularly the Australian specimens
were different. The analysis resulted in three fully separated groups (Fig. 12).
The figure shows that there is a complete separation along the first canonical
axis, and along the second axis only M. mongolica and M. baylyi overlap to
some extent. The values of the canonical variates of the main discriminating
variables are given in Table I.

The stepwise analysis retained nine of the original 33 variables, of which
19, 20, 6, 10 and 17 are the most discriminating ones (for explanation of these
numbers see Table I).

oo o o

oo o

00 o o

2 o
o
o

7.5

67

4.5

3.0

1.5

• • 1

-3.60 -1.80 0

-1.5

-3.0

-4.5

- 6.0

00 1.80 3.60 5 40 7 20

<» 33

300 O

o3 o

3

3 3

O O

O

-7.5

Fig. 12. Discrimination of Moina mongolica Daday (•), M. baylyi sp. n. ( O ) and M. salina
Dad AY (3), with respect to the two canonical axes. Numbers are means of each group.

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Table I

Coefficients for canonical variates of the main discriminating variables

Variable

Coefficient# for canonical
variates

6:*

Number of setae on the ventral rim of the shell

0.116

0.281

10:

Length of the third segment of the exopod of the second
antenna

0.130

0.165

12:

Length of the first segment of the endopod of the second
antenna

— 0.068

0.023

17:

Length of the sensory seta of the antennule

-0.104

0.009

19:

Length of the anterior seta of the terminal segment of the
first trunk limb

0.148

0.006

20:

Length of the terminal segment of the first trunk limb

-0.145

-0.256

24:

Length of the exopod of the second trunk limb

0.021

— 0.087

29:

Length of the preanal part of the postabdoinen

0.0145

0.030

31:

Length of the postanal part of the postabdomen

0.058

0.007

Constant

1.145

-0.802

* Numbers refer to the sequential numbers of the original 33 variables used in the
canonical analysis.

The OTUs are so clearly separated in the space delimited hy the canonical
axis, that Mahalanobis’ D 2 was so great between the centroids of the groups,
that the a posteriori probability of correct classification was 1.0 for all the
specimens considered.

Both tin* morphological examinations and the canonical analysis carried
out on the three samples have shown that each sample represents a distinct
species of Moina, Though the specimens of the Daday collection are not
selected type material, because they originate from type* locality or close to
it and they were identified by Daday, they can be considered as original
materials of these taxa. These are circumstances which further support the
opinion that the three species — Moina salintt Daday, 1888, Moina mon -
golica Daday, 1901 and Moina baylyi sp. n. — be considered as distinct ones*

Acknowledgements. This study could not have been completed without the help and
interest of many persons. Dr. P. Frenzel encouraged this study also by finding the interest¬
ing Moina material of the Klie collection. Dr. G. Schriever, Curator of Crustacea, Zoologi-
sches Museum, Christian-Albrechts-Universitiit zu Kiel, loaned me the material from the
Klie collection. Dr. H. J. Dumont sent me specimens of M. mongolica which he collected in
the Kratergol, Turkey. My colleagues at the Zoological Department, Drs A. Demeter, Cs.
Moskat and Z. Korsos contributed both time and ideas to carry out the canonical analysis.
I am very grateful to all of them for their help. Special thanks are due to Dr. I. A. F. Bayly
for his great help in providing me with Moina material from Lake Eyre.

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MITES (ACARI) FROM ST. LUCIA (ANTILLES)*
2. ORIBATIDA

S. Mahunka

Zoological Department , Hungarian Natural History Museum ,

H-1088 Budapest , llaross u. 13 , Hungary

(Received 15 March, 1984)

Oribatid species deriving from the material collected by Hungarian zoologists
in St. Lucia (Antilles) are treated. The description and discussion of 69 Oribatida
species, of which 37 are new to science, are given. Three new genera: Kalloia gen. n.,
Lucioppia gen. n. and Varioppia gen. n. are erected.

In my earlier paper (Mahunka, 1981) I briefly discussed the reasons and
the goal of my treating the soil fauna of the Antilles. There I also referred to
an other paper (Mahunka and Mahunka—Papp, 1980) in which we, my wife
as collaborator and I, outlined how the trip had been realized and a prelimi¬
nary survey was also given on the work completed. This time I propose to
publish the results obtained during the elaboration of the collected Oribatida.

The Oribatida fauna of St. Lucia has so far been entirely unknown.
Nevertheless, I supposed that since the island is by far not an isolated one,
for it is a member of closely situated string of islands, that its fauna bears
much resemblance to those of the other islands, or perhaps even showing
some affinity of the not too far fauna of the South American continent, or
that of Central America. All this seemed to be also supported by the com¬
paratively young volcanic origin of the island.

However, the examined material, after a close scrutiny, not fully sub¬
scribed to my previous supposition. The rediscovery of some earlier described
species may also be explained away by the poor exploration of this area.
Still it was rather surprising what the identified species showed as far as
percentual values of known and unknown species are concerned. For only
one-fifth of the species was known, the others were new to science. This time
the number of the identified species in fact comprises 85% of the total
species number. What makes the assessment even more interesting is the
erection of two new genera.

Considering the so far completed surveys of the nearby geographical
areas, I can state, that although several smaller contributions have been
published, no comprehensive works have been done on the fauna of the neigh¬
bouring areas, works like those that had been completed on the fauna of

* Milben (Acari) aus St. Lucia (Antillen). 1. Tarsonemina, Anoetidae.

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Peru, Bolivia, Brazil or Argentina (Hammer, 1958—1962, Balogh and
Mahunka, 1968— 1981). A series of shorter publications was started by Will-
man n (1930) and Grandjean (1929 1931), especially interesting are the pa¬

pers of the latter author, since he discussed the fauna of the nearby Martini¬
que. After a long lapse of time, contributions began to appear on the fauna
of Cuba (Balogh and Mahunka, 1974, 1979), following this I published (Ma¬
hunka, 1978. 1980, 1983, 1984) several smaller papers treating the mite fauna
of the islands of the Antilles and partly that of Central America. Funnily
enough, these latter publications show rather poor affinity with the fauna
of the present paper. Consequently, the subsequently described and discussed
species should be handled with care when proposing to make conclusions.

Of the known species recorded were:

13 from more localities in the circumtropical region

14 from the entire regions (including Central and South America)

2 from Guadeloupe

1 only from Central America

2 only from Cuba

The examination also produced some outstanding taxonomic-faunistical
results. One of the most striking observations is the very rich representation
of the family Mochlozetidae in these islands. It appears that the recent exten¬
sion of the family was based on faulty conception, and according to my views
the differences existing among the various taxa would sooner or later split
up the family. The genus proper with some closely related other taxa is char¬
acteristic for this region.

It was also surprising to note the large number of Ererneozetes Berlese,
1913 species appearing in small individual number. The species of this genus
have been encountered so far only sporadically and then in one or two speci¬
mens; the very rich fauna of this genus here is rather a curiosity. Similar
comments are applicable to the members of Scapheremaeus , too. At present,
perhaps the “peculiar” biotopes (e.g. moss of branches, epiphyte plant bases
extracted) might proffer some kind of explanation to the discussion ex¬
pounded above.

The examined materials are derived from the following collecting sites:

LIST OF LOCALITIES

No. 11-1. Castries, Vigie Point, 90 m, 9. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-
samples from the northwestern point of the peninsula. Thin soil-moss covers, small
moss mats from under bushes.

No. 11-2. Castries, Vigie Point, 90 m. 9. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-
samples from the north-western point of the peninsula. Tussocks of grass from an
isolated spot on steep coastal rocks.

No. 11-3. Castries, Vigie Point. 90 m. 9. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-
samples from the northwestern point of the peninsula. Decaying debris of wood
and litter at the base of a larger tree.

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No. 12-2.

Castries, Vigie Point, 90 m. 9 10. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardig-

rada-samples from a secondary forest. Scraped soil and humus from beside roots of
u huge mangotree.

No. 19.

Castries, V igie, 10. VII. 1980. Sweeping in forest glade in a gorge over puddles

and around them and nearby rock-walls.

No. 27.

Castries, Vigie Point, 11. VII. 1980. Sifted material: rotten debris from under

bark of large trees originating from the northwestern point of the peninsula (later
extracted in Moczarski-Winkler bags).

No. 28.

Gros Islet, Morne Serpent, 11. VII. 1980. Sifted material from litter and debris

No. 29-2.

in secondary degraded forest (later extracted in Moczarski-Winkler bags).

Castries, Guesneau, 11. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-samples

from rocky forest. Thick, wet soil rich in humus below rock-wall.

No. 32.

Castries, Piton Flore, 570 m. 11. V II. 1980. Sifting tree mushrooms and bark

(later extracted in Moczarski-Winkler bags).

No. 33.

Castries, Piton Flore, 570 in. 1 1. V II. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-

No. 35-2.

samples scraped from debris of lying trunks and moss.

Castries, Piton Flore, 570 m. 11. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-

samples from a closed, very wet virgin forest. Rotten wood.

No. 35-4.

Castries, Piton Flore, 570 m. 1 1. V II. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-

No. 36-1.

samples from a closed, very wet virgin forest. Soil from a depth of 10 cm.

Castries, Piton Flore, 570 m. 11. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-

No. 44.

samples from various types of rotten material. Banana.

Anse La Kaye, Pilori Pt., 14. VII. 1980. Singling from under bark of coastal

trees, also sifting rotten material accumulated at tree liases and picking out animals.

No. 46.

Castries, Balata. 14. VII. 1980. Sweeping the sparse grassy vegetation on a dry

slope, also beating the foliage of low bushes.

No. 50.

Castries, Vigie, 15. VII. 1980. Sifted material of litter, wooden debris from various

forest sites, material selected.

No. 55-1.

Castries, Marigot Harbour, Dcs Roseaux Hotel and environs. 17. VII. 1980.
Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-samples from a somewhat degraded forest.
Litter and soil from various sites.

No. 55-2.

Castries, Marigot Harbour, Des Roseaux Hotel and environs. 17. VII. 1980.
Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-samples from a somewhat degraded forest.
Moss with underlying debris on rocks and trunks of tree.

No. 56.

Castries, Marigot Harbour. Marigot Estate, 17. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda-

and Tardigrada-samples from litter and debris accumulated between the roots of a
large mango-tree.

No. 57.

Soufriere, Canaries, 17. V II. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-samples

No. 58.

from a dry scrub forest directly above the hamlet. Litter and soil from various
places.

Soufriere, Des Bottes, Mt. Tabac, cca. 460 in. 17. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda-

and Tardigrada-samples from moss and fern-mats developing on rock-walls along

the road.

No. 60. Soufriere, Sulphur Springs, 17. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-

No. 61-2.

samples from forest in the environs of sulphur lakes.

Soufriere. Plaisance, cca. 370 m. 17. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tar-

digrada-samples from virgin forests. Litter with underlying soil from various sites
in the forest.

No. 62.

Vieux Fort, Mt. Tourney, 17. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and Tardigrada-

2

0

ON

ON

samples from a dry scrub forest with southern exposition.

Vieux Fort, Mt. Tourney, 17. VII. 1980. Netting from low scrubs, turning over

stones, singling.

No. 68.

Micoud, Mahaut, Quilesse Reserve, 17. VII. 1980. Berlese-, Nematoda- and

Tardigrada-samples from humus accumulated in rock crevices in a montane virgin
forest.

No. 69.

Micoud, Mahaut, (Quilesse Reserve, 17. V II. 1980. — Berlese-, Nematoda- and
Tardigrada-samples from closed virgin forest. Litter with underlying soil.

No. 76.
No. 77.

Castries, V igie Point, 19. VII. 1980. Sweeping the road-side vegetation.

Castries, Ciceron Mount, 20. VII. 1980. Beating the scrub and sweeping its under¬

No. 88.

wood vegetation.

Castries, Vigie, 21. VII. 1980. Berlese-samples from litter of a rocky forest, also

from litter accumulated in rock crevices in the wall of the gorge. (Extracted in
Geneva: Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, from 22. VII. till VIII.)

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No. 91-2. Dennery, Barre de l’lsle, cca 250 m. 21. VII. 1980. Berlese-sample from virgin
forest. Litter and soil from various sites, mainly from under ferns. (Extracted in
Geneva: Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, from 22. VII. till VIII.)

LIST OF IDENTIFIED SPECIES

Ctenacaridae Grandjean, 1954

Beklemishevia barbata Schubart, 1968: Figs 1—5.

Locality: 11-2.

Hypochthoniidae Berlese. 1910

Malacoangelia remigera Berlese, 1913

Localities : No. 27; No. 29-2; No. 88.

Lohmannidae Berlese, 1916

Annectacarus mucronatus Grandjean, 1950
Locality: No. 11-3.

Torpcarus omittens Grandjean, 1950
Locality: No. 11-3.

Vepracarus incompletus sp. n.

Epilolimanniidae OuDEMANS, 1923

Epilohmannia pallida americana Balogh et Mahunka, 1981
Localities: No. 11-2; No. 27; No. 58.

Phthiracaridae Perty, 1841

Hoplophorella floridae Jacot, 1933

Localities : No. 11-2: 12-2.

Iloplophorella lanceosetoides sp. n.

Euphthiracaridae Jacot, 1930
Microtritia tropica Markel, 1964

Thrypochthoniidae WlLLMANN, 1931

Allonothrus neotropicus Balogh et Mahunka, 1969: Fig. 19.

Localities: No. 29-2; No. 33; No. 88, 11-3, 11-1
Archegozetes magna mediosetosa Mahunka, 1978
Localities: No. 11-3: No. 56.

Nanherniaiiniidae Sellnick, 1928

Cyrthermannia simplex sk. n.

Hermannieliidae Grandjean, 1934

Sacculobates horologiorum Grandjean, 1962
Localities: No. 12-2; No. 44.

Plasmobatidae Grandjean, 1961

Solenozetes cribratus Grandjean, 1929
Locality: No. 55-2.

Plateremaeidae Tragardh, 1931
Phcreliodes ivenckei (Willmann, 1930)

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Figs 1 5. lieklemishevia barbata Sciiubart, 1968. 1 dorsal side, 2 claws of leg 1,

3 tarsus of leg 1, 4 body in lateral view, 5 anal region

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Microtegeus globifer sp. n.

Microtegeidae Balogh, 1972

Eremaeozetidae Balogh, 1972

Eremaeozetes dividipeltatus sp. n.
Eremaeozetes lineatus sp. n.
Eremaeozetes undulatus sp. n.
Eremaeozetes ursulae sp. n.

Mierozetidae Grandjean, 1936

Berlesezetes auxiliaris (Grandjean, 1936)

Localities: No. 12-2; No. 55-2; No. 66.

Phylacozetes quadridentatus sp. n.

Protozetes digitifer sp. n.

Eremulidae Grandjean, 1965

Eremulus nigrisetosus Hammer, 1958

Localities: No. 12-2; No. 27; No. 44; No. 58; No. 61-2; No. 91-2.
Eremulus translamellatus Balogh et Mahunka, 1969
Localities: No. 44; No. 55-1.

Damaeolidae Grandjean, 1965

Fosseremus quadripertitus (Grandjean, 1965)

Localities: No. 11-3; No. 44.

Eremobelba piffli sp. n.
Basilobelba insularis sp. n.
Cultroribula castriensis sp. n.

Eremobelbidae Balogh, 1961
Basilobelbidae Balogh, 1961
Astegistidae Balogh, 1961
Carabodidae C. L. Koch, 1837

Antillobodes calcaratus Mahunka, 1984: Figs 50 53.

Localities: No. 11-1; No. 11-2; No. 27; No. 44.
Kalloia simpliseta sp. n.

Localitie s: No. 11-1; No. 44.

Tectocepheidae Grandjean, 1954

Tegeozetes tunicatus Berlese, 1913

Localities: No. 35-4; No. 61-2.

Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)

Locality: No. 11-1.

Dampfiellidae Balogh, 1961

Beckiella vitiosa sp. n.

Oppiidae Grandjean, 1954

Aeroppia antillensis sp. n.

Aeroppia adjacens sp. n.

Aeroppia asymmetrica sp. n.

Aeroppia hammerae sp. n.

Amerioppia extrema sp. n.

Brachioppia cuscensis Hammer, 1961
Locality: No. 58.

Cheloppia americana sp. n.

Corynoppia simpliseta sp. n.

Lucioppia hauseri sp. n.

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Multioppia insular is sp. n.

Multioppia cfr. radiata Hammer, 1961
Locality: No. 29-2.

Oppiella nova (Oudemans, 1902)

Locality: No. 91-2.

Striatoppia opuntiseta Balogh ct Maiiunka, 1968
Varioppia radiata sp. n.

Localities: No. 36-1; No. 55-2, No. 88.

Suctokelbidac Grand jean, 1954

Suctobelbella variosotosa Hammer, 1961

Localities: No. 35-4; No. 91-2.

Suctobelbila longitudinalis Balogh et Mahunka, 1974
Locality: No. 91-2.

Cynihaereiiieidae SELLNICK, 1928

Scapheremaeus latus Maiiunka, 1985

Locality: No. 27.

Scapheremaeus longilamellatus sp. n.

Licnercniaeidae Grandjean, 1931

Licneremaeus antillensis sp. n.

Oripodidar JACOT, 1925

Benoibates minimus sp. n.

Oripoda lobata sp. n.

Oribatulidae Tiior, 1920

Nasobates mirabilis Balogh et Maiiunka, 1969
Locality : No. 60.

Oribatula translineata sp. n.

Scheloribates fimbriatus Thor. 1930

Localities: No. 50; No. 77.

Scheloribates luciensis sp. n.

Scheloribates major sp. n.

Urubambates flagellatus sp. n.

Haplozetidae Grandjean, 1936

Peloribates pinguisetus sp. n.

Bostrozetes foveolatus SELLNICK, 1925

Localities: No. 28; No. 32; No. 44.

Xylobates antillensis sp. n.

Mocblozelidae Grandjean, 1960

Mochloribatula calycifera sp. n.
Mochlozetes asculpturatus sp. n.

Oribatellidae Jacot, 1925

Lamellobates palustris Hammeio 1958

Localities: No. 11-2; No. 28; No. 32; No. 35-4.

Galumnidae Jacot, 1925

Galumna flabellifera Hammer, 1958
Lo c a 1 i t y : No. 68.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW TAXA

Vepracarus incompletus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 380—384 pm. width: 152—156 pm.

Dorsal side (Fig. 6): Rostrum truncate, hut medially convex.
Prodorsum and the whole surface of notogaster covered with papilliform secre¬
tion (Fig. 10). All setae of prodorsum with long branches, setae ro, /e, exa
short setae exp longer than sensillus. Latter slightly dilated, with 15—20
branches. All notogastral setae — excepting some marginal ones — short,
similar to prodorsal ones. Behind setae/strong notogastral neotrichia present.
Neotrichial setae (Fig. 7) slightly dilated, marginal setae (Fig. 8) with a long
median ventral branch, hut its basal part also with some strong secondary
ones. The semilunar tubercles absent on the end-part of notogaster.

Ventral side (Fig. 9): Mental, epimeral and ventral plates con-
vered also with papillae, genital and anal plates only with a few papillae.
Setae of mentum and epimeres — excepting 7a, 2a, 3a and 4a — smooth, all
others well branched, some of them nearly stelliform. Epimeral setal formula:
9— 4—3 — 4. Genital plates typical for this genus, the longest genital setae
smooth, all others branched. Suture between anal and adanal plates not
completely developed, well visible on the first half of the ano-adanal plates
(Fig. 11), but not unambiguously so on the posterior half. All anal and adanal
setae branched.

Material examined: Holotypus (948-HO-84): No. 88; 3 paratypes: from the
same sample; 2 paratypes: No. 11 3; 1 paratype: No. 27. Holotypus and 5 paratypes(948-

PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum. Budapest and 1 paratype in the
Museum d’Histoire Naturelle. Geneva.

Remarks: The ranging of the new species among the genera of
Lohmanniidae is not evident, because owing to its ano-adanal plates it stands
between the genera Cryptacarus Grandjean, 1950 and Vepracarus Aoki,
1965. The well-visible anterior part of suture suggests affinity with the
latter one, but simultaneously it may question mark the independence of
both genera. The new species is well distinguishable from all the species
of both genera by the densely branched and short prodorsal setae.

Hoplophorella lanceosetoides sp. n.

Measurements. — Length of aspis: 173—180 p m, length of notogaster:
333—364 //m. height of notogaster: 207—216 pm.

Aspis (Fig. 16): Dorsal outline from lateral view straight, crista
completely absent. Lateral rim narrow, dw nulling aw ay anteriorly. A short,
fine line directed anteriorly from bothridium present. Surface without sculp¬
ture. Rostral setae very large, long, slightly lanceolate. Interlamellar and
lamellar setae short, slightly dilated basally, but not lanceolate. Interlamellar

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Figs 6 11. Vepracarus incompletus sp. n. 6 dorsal side, 7 neotrichial seta, 8 seta /i 2 ,

9 = ventral side, 10 lateral part of prodorsum, 11 = anogenital region

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setae scarcely longer than lamellar ones. Sensillus (Fig. 15) distally with a thin,
serrated velum.

Notogaster (Fig. 12): Surface without foveolae, only finely punc-
tulated. Fifteen pairs of lanceolate, dilated, finely roughened notogastral setae
(Fig. 13), c l arising on the collar line. No essential difference among them.

Anogenital region (Fig. 14): Setae ad x originating on the inner
margin of ano-adanal plates, similar to anal setae. Setae ad 2 and ad :i lanceolate,

13

Figs 12—16. Hoplophorella lanceosetoides sp. n. — 12 = body in lateral view, 13 : notogastral
seta (c 3 ), 14 = = anogenital region, 15 = bothridial region, 16 = aspis

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as notogastral ones, ad,, the longest, ad :i the shortest among the ano-adanal
setae.

Material e x a m i n e cl : Holotypus (949-HO-84): No. 11-2. 1 paratype: from the
same sample; 5 paratypes;No. 11-1; 1 paratype: No. 44; 2 paratypes: No. 55-2 (949-PO-84).
Holotypus and 7 paratypes deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
and 2 paratypes in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: Only one Hoplophorella species is known to have similar
lanceolate setae | Hoplophorella lanceoseta (Balogh et Mahunka, 1981*)]. The
latter is distinguished from the new species by its much shorter rostral setae
and the position of setae <*, and c 3 .

Cyrthermannia simplex sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 508—525 /tin, width: 197—205 /*m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 17): Body outline with protuberances and ex¬
cision, weaker protuberances present also on the dorsal surface. Rostrum
conical, but very near to its apex thickened rostral setae present, each sitting
on a small tubercle. Lamellar setae originating also on tubercles, but they touch
in the middle. Prodorsal surface ornamented by foveolae. However, two flecks
in basal and a round area in interbothridial position only punctulated. Inter-
lamellar setae ensiform, shorter than sensillus, but longer than lamellar setae.
Sensillus normal, its head spiculate. Basal part of prodorsum with a typical
frame and a pair of triangular condylus, directed posteriorly. All notogastral
setae also ensiform, clearly dilated, all shorter than half distance between two
setae one after the other. Notogastral surface with large foveolae of different
sizes, their margin sometimes waved.

Ventral side (Fig. 18): Epimeres densely punctate. Mental and
epimeral setae characteristically dilated, all ciliate. Setae la, Ic, 2a, 3a and 4a
short, all others long. Eight pairs of slightly thickened genital, two pairs of
aggenital and three pairs of adanal setae present. Anal setae thinner than these.

Material examined: Holotypus (950-110-84): No. 27; 1 paratype: from the
same sample; 1 paratype: No. 29-2; 1 paratype: No. 29-2; 1 paratype: No. 44; 3 paratypes:
No. 57: 1 paratype: No. 58. Holotypus and 6 paratypes (950-PO-84) deposited in the Hun¬
garian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire Natu¬
relle, Geneva.

Remarks: The new species is very near to C. luminosa Hammer,
1971 and C. vicinicornuta Aoki, 1965, however, both latter species differ from
the new one by the foveolated basal part of prodorsum. The distance of the
prodorsal condyles and tin* position of setae c x also characteristic.

* Steganacarus lanceoseta Balogh ct Mahunka, 1981 = Hoplophorella lanceoseta
(Balogh et Mahunka, 1981) comb. n.

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Figs 17 18. Cyrthermannia simplex sp. n. — 17 = dorsal side, 18 ventral side. — Fig. 19.

Allonothrus neotropicus Balogh et Mahunka, 1969: dorsal side

Microtegeus globifer sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 316—324 //m, width: 212—220 /mi.

Dorsal side (Fig. 20): Rostral part of prodorsum concavely elon¬
gated. Rostral setae thin arising on small tubercles. Lamellae truncate, their
outer corner rounded, lamellar setae originating also on tubercles. Lamellar
and interlamellar setae long, much stronger than rostral one. Sensillus very
short, its head thick and round. Whole surface of prodorsum and also noto-
gaster with polygonal ornamentation. Ten pairs of notogastral setae resem¬
bling interlamellar one.

Ventral side (Fig. 21): Anterior part of sternal and ventral plates
with polygonal ornamentation, basal part of sternal plate and a thin frame
around the genital and anal openings smooth. Parallel with the genital plates

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a pair of strong chitinous laths running longitudinally, their anterior ends
resembling tubercles opposing tubercles of the sternal plate. Epimeral setae
(3 — 1 — 3 —3) thin and simple. Five pairs of genital setae, setae g 5 longer than
the others. One pair of aggenital, two pairs of anal and two pairs of ad anal
setae.

Material examined: Holotypus (951-110-84): No. 12-2; 1 paratype: from the
same sample; 2 paratypes: No. 11-1; 10 paratypes: No. 27; 1 paratype: No. 28; 1 paratype:
No. 50; 1 paratype: No. 55-1. Holotypus and 14 paratypes (951 HO-84) deposited in the
Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 2 paratypes in the Museum d’Histoire
Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: Recently many new species were described in the genus
Microtegeus Berlese, 1916. Therefore a key to help identification is required.
The new species stands nearest to M. quadrisetosa Balogh et Mahunka, 1977,
however, the sensillus of the latter is much longer.

Key to species of Microtegeus Berlese, 1916

1 (20) Notogastral setae long, among the setae r, r, and r 2 at least half as long as the dis¬
tance between them. Interlamellar, lamellar and rostral setae nearly equal in length,
preceding one similar to notogastral setae.

9*

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2 (9) Surface of notogaster with polygonal sculpture.

3 (4) Interlamellar region without polygonal sculpture, here only some longitudinal ribs

visible. Interlamellar setae shorter than sensillus. Bolivia

quadrisetosa Balogh et Mahunka, 1977

4 (3) The sculpture of interlamellar region similar to that of notogaster.

5 (8) Head of sensillus round, well separate from its peduncle.

6 (7) Surface of notogaster with a large field without even weak reticulation. Ceylon

ceylanicus Balogh, 1970

7 (6) Whole surface of notogaster ornamented by polygonal sculpture. Prodorsal sculpture

similar to notogastral one. St. Lucia globifer sp. n.

8 (5) Peduncle of sensillus gradually thickened, its head lanceolate. Interlamellar setae as

long as sensillus. Tahiti, Thailand reticulatus Aoki, 1965

9 (2) Notogaster smooth or foveolated, punctulated, sometimes with rugae. Polygonal

reticulation not observable.

10 (11) Sensillus with a very short peduncle, its head nearly round. Notogastral surface
foveolated. Lamellae more dilated anteriorly than basally. New Guinea

hiroshimai Balogh, 1970

11 (10) Sensillus with long peduncle. Surface of notogaster different.

12 (13) Notogaster with two pairs of strong ribs longitudinally. Prodorsum with polygonate

sculpture. Paraguay quadristriatus Mahunka, 1984

13 (12) Sculpture of prodorsum and notogaster different.

14 (15) Notogaster smooth, covered with papilliform secretion. Tanzania

papillosus Mahunka, 1984

15 (14) Surface of notogaster other.

16 (17) Notogaster with not exactly determinable sculpture: consisting of smaller and larger

ribs and laths or hollows. Peduncle of sensillus very thin, its head rounded. New
Guinea labyrinthicus Balogh, 1968

17 (16) Notogaster partly smooth or punctulated with some larger ribs. Sensillus gradually

thickened.

18 (19) Peduncle and the head of sensillus equal in length. Interlamellar region smooth.

Inner side of lamellae with a short appendix. Tanzania cervus Mahunka, 1983

19 (18) Peduncle of sensillus much longer than its head. Interlamellar region with strong

rugae. East Africa rugosus Mahunka, 1982

20 (1) Notogastral setae short, sometimes minute. Setae and r 2 minute, shorter than

distance between them.

21 (24) Surface of notogaster polygonate or with large foveolae.

22 (23) Surface of notogaster foveolated. New Guinea foveolatus Balogh, 1958

23 (22) Surface of notogaster polygonate. Cuba borhidii Balogh et Mahunka, 1974

24 (21) Surface of notogaster other.

25 (32) Peduncle of sensillus very short, erect, directed laterally, its head nearly round.

26 (29) Notogaster with 1—2 pairs of strong ribs anteriorly. Interlamellar region also with

some strong rugae or teeth.

27 (28) Rostrum acute. Prodorsum with polygonal reticulation. East Africa

undulatus Berlese, 1916

28 (27) Rostrum incised medially. Interlamellar region hearing short rugae and teeth.

Cuba humeratus Balogh et Mahunka, 1974

29 (26) Surface of notogaster without strong ribs.

30 (31) Notogaster with small tubercles in anterolateral position. Surface of notogaster with

some weak costulae. Interlamellar region with one transversal lath. Thailand

inodestus Aoki, 1977

31 (30) Anterolateral part of notogaster without tubercles or a small elevation. Interlamellar

region smooth. Annobon Islands alvarezi Perez-Inigo, 1969

32 (25) Peduncle of sensillus long, directed backwards, its head elongated, acuminated

anteriorly.

33 (34) Inner side of lamellar end with a sharp tooth. Notogaster punctulated, without rugae

or laths. Ceylon cornutus Balogh, 1970

34 (33) Anterior end of lamellae straight or rounded.

35 (36) Smaller (300 /an) species. Interlamellar region with well-observable transverse laths.

Posterior end of notogaster with one pair of large tubercles. Cuba

similis Balogh et Mahunka, 1980

36 (35) Larger (370 /an) species. Interlamellar region with irregular rugae. Posterior end of

body without tubercles. Mexico mexicanus Mahunka, 1984

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Eremaeozetes dividipel talus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 364—396 //m, width: 217—228 ^m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 22): Lamellae wide, curved downwards ante¬
riorly, its surface impressed and ornamented with polygonal reticulation.
Sensillus large, spathulate, covered with spicules. Interbothridial region with
an appendage medially, its basal point reaching over notogaster, interlamellar
and lamellar setae scarcely discernible. Notogastral surface divided by clii-
tinous laths, medially one framed unpaired field and from there some laths

Figs 22 24. Eremaeozetes dividipeltatus sp. n. 22 = dorsal side, 23 - ventral side, 24 =

body in lateral view

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running laterally or posteriorly (Fig. 24). Whole surface—excepting the laths—
covered by reticulated layer. Setae phylliformly dilated, hut scarcely visible,
its lamellae often broken.

Ventral side (Fig. 23): Hardly observable, because covered by a
thick polygonate layer. Six pairs of short genital setae present. All adanal
setae dilated, like notogastral ones. The ornamentation of the genital plate
differs from the other surface of ventral plate.

Material examined: Holotypus (952-110-84): No. 66; 1 paratype: No. 11-3;
3 paratypes: No. 91-2. Holotypus and 3 paratypes (952-PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian
Natural History Museum, Budapest, 1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: See the key after Eremaeozetes ursulae sp. n.

Eremaeozetes lineatus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 374—384 ^m, width: 187—197 fim.

Dorsal side (Fig. 25): Lamellae wide, its cuspis not curving ven-
trally, ending in a small tubercle, rostral setae also arising on tubercles. Lamel¬
lar surface with longitudinal striation. Interlamellar region with a spiniform
appendage. Sensillus normal. Notogaster with tubercles, chitinous laths, hol¬
lows and foveolae well sculptured and structured, outline of notogaster strongly
divided. Middle of notogaster with a characteristic, well-framed field, from it
some laths directed marginally. All notogastral setae simple, well visible,
originating on tubercles or protuberances.

Ventral side (Fig. 26): Mentum foveolated, with two, strong trans¬
versal rugae. Epimeral surface irregularly foveolated. All epimeral setae
minute. Ventral plate also foveolated, its foveolae larger than epimeral ones.
Genital, anal, aggenital and adanal setae short and simple, ad i and ad 2
arising on small tubercles in postanal position.

Material examined: Holotypus (953-HO-84): No. 27; 2 paratypes: from the
same sample. Holotypus and 1 paratype (953-PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian Natural
History Museum, Budapest and 1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks : See the key after Eremaeozetes ursulae sp. n.

Eremaeozetes undulatus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 313—369 ^m, width: 202—222 fim.

Dorsal side (Fig. 27): Surface of lamellae and of notogaster with
very dense reticulation. Sensillus with dilated and finely spiculate head. Ten
pairs of short, staff-like notogastral setae present. Pteromorpha-like shoulder-
lobe waved in dorsal view.

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Figs 27—28. Eremaeozetes undulatus sp. n. — 27 • - dorsal side, 28 = ventral size

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Ventral side (Fig. 28): Surface ornamentation variable: mentum
with stronger rugae running, partly transversally, partly longitudinally and a
very strongly curved one anteriorly. Pedotecta 1 with some fine transversal
lines. Epimeral surface with some spots anteriorly and some much finer
rugae medially. Surface of genital and anal plates foveolated.

Material examined: Holotypus (954-HO-84): No. 27; 15 paratypes: No.
11-1; 2 paratype: 11-2; 3 paratype: No. 44; 5 paratype: No. 68. Holotypus and 23 paratypes
(954-PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 2 paratypes
in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: See after the following new species.

Eremaeozetes ursulae sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 344 /im, width: 236 /vm.

Dorsal side (Fig. 29): Outline of body characteristically divided by
strong tubercles or other elevations and depressions. Whole surface of lamellae
and notogaster with dense reticulation, body comparatively dark. Sensillus
large, reaching backwards, its surface densely spiculated. Middle part of
notogaster also with a sausage-shaped projection, centrally a deep cavity

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observable. All notogastral setae dilated, round, their plates much lighter, than
body, therefore hardly visible.

Ventral side (Fig. 30): Whole surface densely reticulated, only
size of fields varying. Owing to the dense ornamentation epimeral setae not
or hardly visible, all minute. Genital and aggenital setae also minute, anal
and adanal setae similar to notogastral ones, all with a dilated, rounded plate.

Material examined: Holotypus (955-HO-84): No. 91-2. Holotypus deposited
in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

I dedicate the new species to Ursula Hollstein (Zurich) for her help in our work
in St. Lucia.

Remarks: Tin* heretofore known Eremaeozetes species may be dis¬
tinguished by the following key:

1 (8) Dorsal seta dilated with a round plate.

2 (3) Anal setae similar to the notogastral ones. Notogaster with a sausage-shaped pro¬

jection medially, but centrally a deep cavity observable ursulae sp. n.

3 (2) Anal setae simple, thin. Notogastral surface without a sausage-shaped elevation.

4 (5) Notogastral surface with some sharp crista dividipeltatus sp. n.

5 (4) Notogastral surface simple or with a rounded elevation.

6 (7) Notogastral surface with polygonal ornamentation, outline of body straight

spathulatus Balogii, 1968

7 (6) Notogaster with large, nearly rounded tubercles, outline of body divided by an eleva¬

tion or tubercles oetomaeulatus Hammer, 1973

8 (1) Dorsal setae simple.

9 (12) Notogastral surface with sharp chitinous laths or crests.

10 (11) Median field framed on all sides, no median crest present lineatus sp. n.

11 (10) Median field not framed anteriorly, a long median crest present

costulatus Mahunka, 1977

12 (9) Notogastral surface without sharp laths or crests.

13 (14) Notogastral light spot consisting of two semilunar pieces

bilunatifer Balogh et Mahunka, 1981

14 (13) Notogastral light spot unified.

15 (18) Notogaster with a very large projection or elevation also on the median part of body.

16 (17) In front of the nearly round median light spot of the notogaster a large tubercle

present. Sensillus clavate, gradually thickened woelkei PlFFL, 1972

17 (16) The median light spot of notogaster originating far anteriorly, without a tubercle.

Sensillus very wide, spatulate cphippiger Balogh, 1968

18 (15) Notogastral surface without a large elevation, at most rugae and or tubercles on the

posteromarginal outline present.

19 (22) Lamellar and notogastral surface with a uniform polygonate sculpture.

20 (21) Mentum, epimeral and ventral surface polygonated similar to notogastral ornamenta¬

tion acutus Covarrubias, 1967

21 (20) Mentum and epimeral surface with irregular rugae, ventral plate with irregular reticu¬

lation undiilatiis sp. n.

22 (19) Dorsal surface with rugae or irregular reticulation.

23 (24) Notogastral surface with rugae and foveolae. Ventral plate foveolated

tuberculatus BERLESE, 1913

24 (23) Notogastral and ventral surface with irregular reticulation

reticulatus Balogii, 1958

Pliylacozetes quudridentatus sp. n.

M casurcmonts. — Length: 300 //m, width: 260 /im.

Dorsal side (Fig. 31): Rostrum wide, rostral setae arising far from
each other on a pair of large tubercles (Fig. 34). Next to them a pair of long,

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corniculiform appendages, directed forwards and backwards. Rostral part
covered with wide lamellae bearing two pairs of denticuliform spines. Lamellar
setae arising on ventral surface of lamellae, long, curved, smooth, much longer
than rostral setae. Lamellae covering each other medially, anteriorly directed

Figs 31 — 35. Phylacozetes quadridentatus sp. n. — 31 dorsal side, 32 = pteromorpha,

33 = ventral side, 34 = prodorsuin in lateral view, 35 = interlamellar seta

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chitinous thickening present in interlamellar position. Interlamellar setae (Fig.
35) arising on laterodorsal surface of lamellae, strongly dilated hasally, surface
granulated. Sensillus directed forward, setiform, with long cilia. Pteromorphac
(Fig. 32) well developed, large, with 2—3 teeth on their anterior margin.
Notogastral setae of different lengths, great differences exist among setae
ta and ti.

Ventral side (Fig. 33): Ventral surface without ornamentation,
only some fine lines in aggenital and a pair of large spots in anogenital position.
All epimeral setae long, finely roughened. Seta 4c strongly dilated hasally,
all others simple. Six pairs of genital setae present, fifth and sixth (g 5 and g G )
pairs very long, all others minute. Anal, adanal and aggenital setae also very
short. Pedotecta 3 and 4 covered by a special barbation, consisting of fine cilia.

Material examined: Holotypus (956-110-84): No. 27; 1 paratype: from the
same sample. Holotypus deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and
the paratype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: On the ground of many characters it may be ranked to
the genus Phylacozetes Grandjean, 1936, however, it is distinguished from
the type species by the wide rostrum, the cerviform rostral appendages and
the dilated interlamellar setae. The system of the family Microzetidae Grand-
jean, 1936 is not wholly clarified, therefore I do not want to increase the
number of th(‘ monotypieal genera.

Protozetes digitifer sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 196—202 //m, width: 112- 120 //in.

Dorsal side (Fig. 36): Rostrum from dorsal view triangular, rostral
setae originating laterally (Fig. 40), thickened hasally. Lamellae thin, lamellar
cuspis with a digitiform appendage (Figs 38—39). Lamellar setae originating
under the lamellae. Interlamellae setae minute, arising laterally. Interlamellar
region with a thick appendage, from it a band directed laterally. Sensillus
proclinate, clavate, with very short spicules on the margin. All notogastral
setae thick, staff-like, dilated proximally.

Ventral side (Fig. 37): Epimeral surface smooth, apodemes short,
sternal apodeme absent. All epimeral setae short, minute. Genital setae-except-
ing the anterior one — minute, setae g 9 thick, with long cilia. Parallel with
genital plates some longitudinal rugae present. One pair of small field of pori
between genita and anal openings. All anal and adanal setae minute, «d 3
arising in preanal position.

Material examined: Holotypus (957-110-84): No. 66, 7 paratypes from the
same sample; 6 paratypes: No. 55-2; 1 paratype: 91-2. Holotypus and 12 paratypes (957-PO-

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84) deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 2 paratypes in the
Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: The new species is well ordered to the genus Protozetes
Balogh, 1962, which was until now monotypical. The new species is dis¬
tinguished from the type-species of Protozetes by the digitiformly divided
lamellar cuspis, by the origin of interlamcllar setae and by the spiculate
sensillus.

Figs 36 — 40. Protozetes digitifer sp. n. 36 dorsal side, 37 = ventral side, 38 39 =

distal end of lamellae, 40 = prodorsum in lateral view

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Eremohelha piffli sp. n.

Measurement. Length: 408—425 //m, width: 230—242 //in.

Dorsal side (Fig. 41): All prodorsal setae arising on separated
tubercles, nearly equal in length. A pair of large tubercles present also in inter-
bothridial region. Sensillus pectinate, curved laterally. All notogastral setae
flagellate, the anterior two pairs shorter than the others. Secretion grains form¬
ing a symmetric polygonal sculpture.

Ventral side (Fig. 42): Similar to that of other Eremobelba spe¬
cies, seta la, lc , 2a, 3a, 4a and 4b simple, all others stelliform. All ventral
setae and those in anogenital region simple, but two pairs in posteromarginal
position much longer and flagellate.

Material examined: Holotypus (981 -110-84): No. 11-1; 1 paratype: No. 11-2;
5 paratypes: No. 11-2; 1 paratype: No. 44. Holotypus and S paratypes (981-PO-84) deposited
in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 2 paratypes in the Museum d’His-
toire Naturrlle, Geneva.

Remarks: The new species is well characterized by tin* flagellate
notogastral setae and the symmetrical polygonate sculpture. It stands nearest
to Eremobelba bella Hammer, 1982, however, the interlamellar setae of the new
form are much longer.

I dedicate the new species to my friend I)r. E. Piffl (Vienna).

BASILOBELBIDAE Balogh, 1961

Basilohclhu insularis sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 397—433 //m, width: 248—268 fim.

Dorsal side (Fig. 43): Rostral and lamellar setae thin, both pairs
arising on small tubercles, lamellar one much longer than rostral one. Inter¬
lamellar setae short, slightly thickened. Sensillus pectinate with very long
spines. Notogaster very similar to that of Basilobelba retiaria Warb. sensu
Grandjean. Both pairs of c setae long and strong, c. t thicker and more pilose
than c j.

Ventral side (Fig. 44): All setae thin, simple, some of them very
long. The number and position of epimeral and ventral setae resembling the
other species of this genus.

Material examined: Holotypus (987-110-84): No. 1 1-3; 1 paratype: from
the same sample: 3 paratypes: No. 27. Holotypus and 3 paratypes (987-PO-84) deposited in
the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire
Naturelle. Geneva.

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Figs 41 42. Eremobelba piffli sp. n. — 41 dorsal side, 42 = ventral side. — Figs 43—44.

Basilobelba insularis sp. n. — 43 - dorsal side, 44 = ventral side

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Remarks: The new species stands very near to Basilobelba africana
Balogh, 1958 [= B. solertius (Grandjean, 1959)], however setae c x and c 2 of
the new species are much thicker and longer than those of the other rather
similar species.

Figs 45 48. Cultroribula castricnsis sp. n. 45 dorsal side, 46 ventral side, 47 pro-

dorsum in dorsal view, 48 prodorsum in lateral view. — Fig. 49. Cultroribula zicsii Balogh
et Mahunka, 1981: prodorsum in dorsal view

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Gultroribula castriensis sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 449—470 //m, width: 278—313 /um.

Dorsal side (Fig. 45): Rostrum with deep incision medially, both
teeth long. Rostral setae arising on a pair of small tubercles, in median posi¬
tion. Lamellae (Fig. 47) well developed, their cuspis long and wide. Laterally
a well-separated tutorium present (Fig. 48). Among prodorsal setae the lamel¬
lar ones are the longest, exobothridial setae hardly shorter than interlamellar
ones. Sensillus with clavate and pointed head, its peduncle long. Ten pairs of
comparatively long, thin and simple notogastral setae present.

Ventral side (Fig. 46): Epimeral surface ornamented by poly-
gonate sculpture, apodemes and bordures typical, ap. 4 the strongest of all.
All epimeral setae thin and simple, la, 2a, 3a and 4a much shorter than
the others.

Material examined: Holotypus (958-HO-84): No. 55-1; 5 paratypes from
the sanies samples. Holotypus and 4 paratypes (958-PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian
Natural History Museum, Budapest and 1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle,
Geneva.

Remarks: On the ground of the deeply incised rostrum the new
species stands nearest to Cultroribula zicsii Balogh et Mahunka, 1981, de¬
scribed from Bolivia. The latter is distinguished from it by the shape of lamel¬
lae and first of all by the great difference in their sensillus (Fig. 49).

Kalloia gen. n.

Diagnosis : Carabodoid habitus. Prodorsum normal, lamellae
simple, running marginally. Lamellar and interlamellar setae thin, simple.
Sensillus slightly lanceolate. Dorsosejugal suture present, but a deep hollow
lying between prodorsum and notogaster. Latter with some very highly ex¬
truding tubercles. Fifteen pairs of thin notogastral setae. Epimeral setal
formula: 3 — 1 — 3—3. Four pairs of genital, one pair of aggenital, two pairs
anal and three pairs of adanal setae, ad 3 in preanal, ad ] and ad 2 in postanal
position.

Type-species: Kalloia simpliseta sp. n.

Remarks: The new genus is related to Tuberocepheus Balogh, 1962
and Neocarabodes Balogh et Mahunka, 1969. However, among others Tubvro-
cepheus has only ten pairs of notogastral setae while iV cocar abodes has 6 pairs
of genital setae.

I dedicate this new genus to my friend Gy. Kallo economic director of the Hun¬
garian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

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52

53

Figs SO 53. Antillobodes calcaratus Maiiunka, 1984. SO dorsal side, 51 — ventral side,

52 anal plates, 53 - genital region

Kalloiu simpliseta sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 606—768 /an, width: 348—456
Dorsal side (Fig. 54): Rostrum rounded, rostral setae thin, arising
dorsally. Lamellar setae (Fig. 55) dilated, phylliform, with serrated margin.
Lamellae fused with surface of prodorsum, their inner margin hardly observ¬
able. Interlainellar setae thin, simple, comparatively long, originating far from

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lamellae, in the basal part of prodorsum. Sensillus (Fig. 58) curved down¬
wards, slightly dilated, with spiculated and elongated end.Notogastral tubercles
(Fig. 57) large, originating in two pairs of rows. Whole surface foveolated, but
margin with short rugae. Fifteen pairs of thin curved notogastral setae in
characteristic position, fifth pair (!) arising postero-marginally.

Ventral side (Fig. 56): Epimeral region well foveolated, apodemes
not well visible. Very large difference among the length of epimeral setae,
76, 26, 3c, 46, and 4c long, all others very short. Anogenital region well
cliitinized, some strong rugae and chitinous laths marginally. Four pairs of
short genital, two pairs of similar anal setae present, all other setae in the
anogenital region thin, long, similar to notogastral ones.

Figs 54 58. Kalloia simpliseta sp. n. — 54 = dorsal side, 55 = lamellar seta, 56 = ventral

side, 57 outline of body in lateral view, 58 = sensillus

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Legs. All femora dilated with a spur or tubercles on their ventral side
of distal end. Tarsus and tibia of all legs long and thin.

Material ex a m i n e <1 : Holotypus (959-HO-84): No. 69; 13 paratypes: No. 44;

I parutype: No. 50. Holotypus and 12 paratypes (959-PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian
Natural History Museum, Budapest and 2 paratypes in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle,
Geneva.

R e m arks: The new species is similar to Tubercocepheus longus
(Balogh, 1962) form Madagascar, however, the latter has only ten pairs of
notogastral setae and its interlamellar setae are very short.

Beckiella vitiosa sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 590 //m, width: 246 //m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 59): Rostrum ornamented with comparatively
large tubercles, some similar ones also present on the lateral side of pro¬
dorsum. Rostral setae nearly twice as long as lamellar ones (Fig. 62). both
pairs with long cilia. Dorsal surface of prodorsum with one pair of strong
chitinous laths curved inwards. Their basal part divided into branches. Inter¬
lamellar setae reduced. Sensillus (Fig. 60) clavate, with a sharply pointed
head. Notogaster only with nine pairs of setae of different lengths, setae ta
absent. All setae strong, well spiculated. Setae tv originating farther from setae
ti than ti from setae ms, Setae ti much shorter and thinner than tv or ms.
Four pairs of setae in postero-marginal position, ps { — ps 3 similar in length,
r :{ much shorter than preceding ones.

V nitral side (Fig. 61): Labiogenal articulation of suctorial type.
Chelicera very long. Epimeral setal formula: 1—1 — 1 — 3. Epimeral surface
with irregular spots. Four pairs of genital setae, g, shorter than the others,
Aggenital setae thin, seta ad 3 similar to them, but ad j and ad., stronger, like
notogastral setae.

Material e x a in i n e d : Holotypus (960-HO-84): No. 28. Holotypus deposited in
the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

Remarks: The new species is well characterised by the reduced
interlamellar and ta setae. This character has been unknown among tin* so
far described Bvckivlla Grandjean, 1964 species.

Aeroppia antillensis sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 240 //m, width: 120 /mi.

Dorsal side (Fig. 63): Rostrum conical, rostral setae arising
marginally on small tubercles. Prodorsal costula well developed, constituting

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Figs 59 -62. Beckiella vitiosa sp. n. — 59 dorsal side, 60 = sensillus and lateral condylus
of notogaster, 61 = ventral side, 62 anterior part of prodorsum

a characteristic pattern, two transverse lines visible, anterior one slightly
stronger than the posterior line. Lamellar setae thin, arising on the cuspis of
costnlae. Interlamellar setae thicker than lamellar ones. Two pairs of light
spots in the interbothridial region observable. Head of sensillus rounded, short,
with spicules arranged in four rows. Exobothridial setae minute (Fig. 65).
Anterior margin of notogaster with a tooth laterally that is continued in a
short crista. Ten pairs of notogastral setae present, all — excepting setae ta
and ps x — characteristically dilated, phylliform, with serrated margin.

Ventral side (Fig. 64): The shape of the bordures and apodemes
characteristic for this genus. All epimeral setae simple, epimeral surface

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without ornamentation, only some larger spots visible. Six pairs of genital,
one pair of aggenital setae present. Among adanal setae ad 3 in preanal posi¬
tion. Pori iad in apoanal position, setae ad l and ad 2 not dilated.

Material examined: Holotypus (961-HO-84): No. 11-2; 5 paratypes: from
the same sample; 1 paratype: No. 11-3. Holotypus arul 5 paratypes (961-PO-84) deposited
in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, and 1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire
Naturelle, Geneva.

Pigs 63 65. Aeroppia antillensis sp. n. 63 dorsal side, 64 ventral side, 65 = lateral

view of prodorsum

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Remarks: The new species stands near to Aeroppia amazonica
(Balogh et Mahunka, 1969). However, it is distinguished from the latter
species hy the shape of the sensillus and the notogastral setae.

Aeroppia adjacens sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 574—631 //m, width: 344—384 //m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 66): Lamellar and rostral setae thin, setiforin,
interlamellar and exobothridial ones blunt at tip. Lamellar setae originating

68

Figs 66 68. Aeroppia adjacens sp. n. 66 dorsal side, 67 ventral side, 68 lateral

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far from each other, farther than rostral ones. Interlamellar setae longer (Fig.
68) than clavate sensillus. Prodorsal surface with large spots but without
marginal lines. Exobothridial surface granulated. Twelve pairs of notogastral
setae present, setae r, absent ! Setae tn , ps and ps :i thin, fine, all others blunt
at tip and distinctly barbed. Setae ps v scarcely thicker than the other noto¬
gastral setae and not or very slightly air-filled, and also barbed. Setae te
slightly shorter than setae ti.

Ventral side (Fig. 67): All apodernes well developed, ap. 4 well
curved but not waved. Among epimeral setae lc very short, la comparatively
long and originating very near to each other. Five pairs of genital setae
present, all setae in anal region thin and simple. Aggenital and anal setae shorter
than adanal ones.

Material examined: Holotypus (962-HO-84): No. 69: 5 paratypes: from the
same sample; 2 paratypes:No. 12-2: 3 paratypes: No. 12-3. Holotypus and 8 paratypes (962-
PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 2 paratypes in
the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: Differential diagnosis see after Aeroppia hammerae sp. n.

Aeroppia asymmetrica sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 730—771 p m, width: 467—484 pm.

Dorsal side (Fig. 69): Rostral and lamellar setae thin, setiform,
latter ones arising immediately near to each other, sometimes in asymmetric
position and much longer than rostral setae. Interlamellar and exobothridial
setae slightly thicker and blunter than preceding pairs, interlamellar setae
longer than sensillus (Fig. 71). Prodorsal surface with some large spots and
some longitudinal sharp lines laterally. Thirteen pairs of notogastral setae
present, among them setae fa, ps 2 and ps :i very short and thin, nine pairs
nearly equal in thickness, densely barbed and blunt at tip. Setae ps x air-
filled, shorter than r 2 , but great differences existing between them.

Ventral side (Fig. 70): Second apodernes and sternal one slightly
developed, ap. sej. thick, ap. 4 waved, very characteristic. Epimeral setae
of different lengths, setae la arising far from each other, setae lb four times
longer than setae lc. Five pairs of thin genital setae. Aggenital and anal setae
longer than adanal ones, ad x air-filled.

Material examined: Holotypus (963-110-84): No. 11-2; 2 paratypes: from
the same sample; 1 paratype: No. 11-2; 1 paratype: No. 27; 4 paratypes: No. 77. Holotypus
and 6 paratypes (963-PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
and 2 paratypes in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

R e marks: Differential diagnosis see after Aeroppia hammerae sp. n.

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Figs 69—71. Aeroppia asymmetrica sp. n. — 69 = dorsal side, 70 = ventral side, 71 = pro-

dorsuin in lateral view

Aeroppia hamnierae sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 517—533 /im, width: 336—344 //m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 72): Rostral setae arising on a pair of short
tubercles, behind them a transversal band present. Ratio of prodorsal setae
ex <7 in <7 ro < /e, setae ex thicker, blunter and more ciliated than the others
ones. Sensillus clavate, exobothridial region (Fig. 74) granulated. Three pairs
of small spots in the interbothridial region. Before dorsosejugal suture a well-
visible transversal line runing towards bothridium. Notogaster nearly semi-

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circular in lateral view. Eleven pairs of notogastral setae, ta, ps 2 ami ps 3 very
fine, all others much thicker. Setae ps l short but dilated and air-filled. Eight
pairs of setae well spiculated.

Ventral side (Fig. 73): Apodemes well chitinised, ap. sej. thick,
ap. 4 strongly arched, genital plates originating completely between them.
Five pairs of genital setae present, all thin and long. Aggenital setae much
longer than adanal ones.

Material examined: Holotypus (964-HO-84): No. 56; 1 paratype: from the
same sample. Holotypus deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
and the paratype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

I dedicate the new species to Dr. Marie Hammer the excellent explorer of the Ori-
batids of the World.

Figs 72 74 Aeroppia hammerae sp. n. — 72 dorsal side, 73 ventral side, 74 pro¬

dorsum in lateral view

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Remarks: The known Aeroppia Hammer, 1961 species may be
distinguished by the following key:

1 (12) Lamellar setae originating very near to each other, much nearer than rostral or inter-

lamellar setae.

2 (3) Seta la long, nearly as long as interlamellar one columbiana Hammer, 1961

3 (2) Seta la much shorter than interlamellar seta.

4 (5) Notogastral setae long, they are nearly as long as distance between setae te ms

vacuum (Berlese, 1888)

5 (4) Notogastral setae mostly half as long as distance between setae te ms.

6 (7) Air-filled setae (ps,) extremely thick, clavate and much longer than setae r A and r 2

insularis Higgins, 1966

7 (6) Air-filled setae normal in shape, only slightly dilated and only twice as long as setae

rj or r 2 .

8 (9) Very large (over 1000 pm) species. Six pairs of genital setae present

peruensis Hammer, 1961

9 (8) Smaller species (under 800 pm). Five pairs of genital setae present.

10 (11) Lamellar setae much longer than interlamellar ones asyimnetrica sp. n.

11 (10) Lamellar setae much shorter than interlamellar ones

sculpturata Mahunka, 1985

12 (1) Interlamellar setae originating far from each other, distance between them greater

than the same between rostral or interlamellar setae.

13 (14) Sensillus long, its head gradually thickened, nearly as long as interlamellar setae.

Setae ad x also air-filled clavata Higgins, 1962

14 (13) Sensillus short, much shorter than interlamellar setae, its head well separated from

the peduncle, round. Setae ad x not air-filled.

15 (16) Eleven pairs of notogastral setae present, all long, setae te reaching to insertion point

of ms hainmerae sp. n.

16 (15) Twelve pairs of notogastral setae present, all setae much shorter, seta te reaching

only to insertion point of seta ti adjacens sp. n.

Amerioppia extrema sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 410—424 //in, width: 236—250 pm.

Dorsal side (Fig. 75): Rostrum not incised, slightly elongated,
rostral setae much longer and thicker than lamellar ones. Interlamellar setae
reduced. Costulae or chitinous lines absent in lamellar position, exobothridial
part of prodorsum (Fig. 77) granulated. Sensillus short, clavate, gradually
thickened distally. Its distal end with some short spinules. Ten pairs of noto¬
gastral setae present, ta minute and fine, originating comparatively near to
each other. Seven pairs of setae long, distally dilated and ciliated. Setae ps 2
and ps 3 much shorter and not ciliated.

Ventral side (Fig. 76): Apodemes normally developed, epimeral
surface with some irregular spots. Epimeral setae simple, lc very short. Five
pairs of short genital setae. Two pairs of adanal setae (ad., and ad 3 ) in para-
anal, thin third one in postanal position and originating on a strong chitinous
elevation.

Material examined: Holotypus (965-HO-84): JNo. 56: 1 paratype: from same
sample; 1 paratype: No. 27; 3 paratypes: No. 44; 2 paratypes: No. 61-2. Holotypus and 6
paratypes (965-PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and
1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

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Remarks: The form of the notogastral setae of the new species is
very characteristic. On this ground it is distinguished from all related taxa.

Cheloppia americana sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 384 //m, width: 196 jum.

Dorsal side (Fig. 78): Rostrum (Fig. 79) with nasiform, elongated
cuspis, beside it one pair of small incisure present. Rostral setae arising on the
dorsal surface laterally, simple, thin, hut longer than the thick lamellar setae.
Well-developed costula present, a thinner transversal costula well visible and
a stronger chitinous lath also marginally. Three pairs of framed foveolae
visible in the interlamellar region and some smaller and some indistinct ones

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laterally. Bothridium has a long appendage posteriorly, opposing one tubercle
in the anterior part of notogaster. Sensillus large, with 6 long branches. Exo-
bothridial region (Fig. 82) granulated, setae ex short. Dorsosejugal region
with one unpaired process medially, beside it, dorsosejugal suture straight or
slightly convex. Short crista observable, setae ta small, but well visible. Other
9 pairs of notogastral setae stick-like with dilated distal end.

Ventral side (Fig. 81): Mentum very broad, chelicerae as in the
other species of the genus. Sternal apodeme absent, but second, sejugal and
apodemes 4 and bordures well developed. Epimeral surface ornamented with
large spots. All epimeral setae short and simple. Genital plates narrowed
anteriorly, five pairs of short genital setae arising on them. Setae ad :i originat¬
ing far anteriorly from anal plates, near to aggenital one.

Legs: Solenidium (p ± of tibia of leg 1 arising from a long process.

Material examined: Holotypus (966-HO-84): No. 55-1. Holotypus deposited
in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

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Remarks: The new species is well ranked in the genus Cheloppia
Hammer, 1971, described from Fiji. It stands very near to the type species
(Ch. hyalina Hammer, 1971), however, the latter has neither setae ta nor a
median process in the dorsosejugal region. Well-observable differences exist
also in the form of the rostrum and the stronger apodemes and bordures.

Corynoppia turgiseta sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 262—278 //in, width: 146—151 //m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 83): Rostrum rounded, rostral setae simple, thin.
Lamellar setae originating nearer to interlamcllar than to rostral ones. Lamel¬
lar setae like rostral ones, interlamellar setae minute. Costula absent. In the
interlamellar region two pairs of foveolae present, framed by sharp chitinous
laths laterally. Lateral part of prodorsum (Fig. 87) granulated, exobothridial

Figs 83 87. Corynoppia turgiseta sp. n. 83 = dorsal side, 84 = sensillus, 85 notogastral

seta, 86 = ventral side, 87 = prodorsuin in lateral view

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setae represented only by their alveoli. Sensillus (Fig. 84) gradually thickened,
unilaterally ciliated. Dorsosejugal suture with a short appendage directed
toward prodorsal surface. Then pairs of notogastral setae present, but seta ta
represented only by its alveolus. Nine pairs of characteristically shaped noto¬
gastral setae (Fig. 85) present, their basal part dilated, proxinially stout,
while distal half ciliated.

Ventral side (Fig. 86): Apodemes well developed, ap. sej. thick,
ap. 4 slightly thinner than the others. All epimeral setae simple and thin.
Five pairs of genital and one pair of aggenital and two pairs of anal setae
present, all simple. Three pairs of adanal setae, similar to notogastral ones.

Material examined: Holotypus (967-HO-81): No. 58: 1 paratype: from the
same sample. Holotypus deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum. Budapest and
paratype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: The ranging of the new species is rather problematic but
on the ground of the prodorsal sculpture it is similar to the species of the
genus Corynoppia Balogh. 1983. However, the shape of the notogastral setae
distinguishes it from all the related taxa.

Lucioppia gen. n.

Diagnosis: Family Oppiidae. Rostrum incised medially. Costula
absent. Sensillus fusiform, finely spinulate. Lamellar setae arising nearer to
interlamellar than to rostral one. Short crista present. Ten pairs of simple
notogastral setae, seta ta present but minute. Sejugal apodeme strongly, all
other weakly developed. Ap. 4 wholly reduced. Epimeral setae simple. Five
pairs of genital setae present. Setae ad s in prenal, ad., in paraanal, rid, in post-
anal position. Pori iad in apoanal position.

Type-species: Lucioppia hauseri sp. n.

Remarks: The new genus is well characterised by the reduced
apodemes, by the short crista and by the position of pori iad. This combina¬
tion of features has been unknown in the described Oppiidae genera.

Lucioppia hauseri sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 220—224 //m, width: 92—94 //in.

Dorsal side (Fig. 88): Rostral incisure (Fig. 91) small, not visible
from dorsal aspect. Rostral setae longer than lamellar and interlamellar ones
(Fig. 89): Sensillus clavate, its peduncle very short. Ten pairs of simple noto¬
gastral setae present, seta ta much shorter than the others.

Ventral side (Fig. 90): Epimeral setae in lateral position much
longer than median ones. 1c, 3c and 4c slightly ciliate.

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Material e x a m i n e cl : Holotypus (968-HO-84): No. 12-2: 1 paratype: No. 11-1.
Holotypus deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum. Budapest, paratype in the
Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: The relation of the* new species is uncertain.

Multioppia instilaris sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 467—517 //in, width: 271 —303 //in.

Dorsal side (Fig. 92): Rostral setae slightly stronger than lamellar
and interlamellar ones. Prodorsal surface without costula or chitinous lines in
lamellar position. Exobothridial region (Fig. 95) of prodorsum finely but
densely granulated. Sensillus (Fig. 93) slightly clavate and asymmetrically
pectinate. Twelve pairs of notogastral setae present, seta ta represented only
by its alveolus. All setae long and finely ciliate.

Ventral side (Fig. 94): Apodemes normally developed epimeral
setae short, setae lc not longer than /a, setae 3c and 4c much stronger than
the others. Five pairs of short genital setae* present. Adanal setae* thicker and
more ciliated than aggenital e»ne*s. Setae ad x in post anal position, originating
on a chitinous elevatiem.

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Figs 92 — 95. Multioppia insularis sp. n. 92 dorsal side, 93 = sensillus, 94 ^ventral

side, 95 prodorsum in lateral view

Material examined: Holotypus (969-HO-84): No. 56; 3 paratypes: from the
same sample: 1 paratype: No. 11-3. Holotypus and 3 paratypes (969-PO-84) deposited in the
Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire
Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: The new species is well characterised by the long noto-
gastral setae, the shape of sensillus and by the smooth prodorsal surface. This
combination of characters is unknown among the known related species.

Yarioppia gen. n.

Diagnosis: Family Oppiidae. Rostrum without incisure. Costula
absent, but a sharp line present in lamellar position. Sensillus clavate with
radiate branches. 10 pairs of notogastral setae present. Dorsosejugal suture

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straight. Sejugal apodeme and bordures thick and broad, apodcme 4 missing.
Six pairs of genital, one pair of aggenital, two pairs of anal and three pairs
of adanal setae. Epimeral and ventral surface with polygonal ornamentation.
Setae ad x and ad 2 inparaanal, ad :i in preanal position. Pori iad very long, curved
characteristically, originating far from anal opening.

Type-species: Varioppia radiata sp. n.

Remarks: The new genus stands near to the genus Pulchroppia
Hammer, 1980. II owever, the latter has only 5 pairs of genital setae and the
adanal setae originate in other position (cid x in postanal).

Varioppia radiata sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 330 //m, width: 186 ^m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 96): Rostrum rounded, rostral setae arising
dorsally. Ratio of prodorsal setae ro < le <C in. Sensillus (Fig. 97) with 7
equally long branches, its head capitate. Bothridium originating conspicuously

Figs 96 98. Varioppia radiata sp. n. 96 dorsal side, 97 prodorsum in lateral view,

98 ventral side

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basally, near to dorsosejugal suture. Exobothridial region granulate, with
some stronger chitinous laths and foveolae. In the interbothridial region 2 pairs
of larger spots present, behind them on the basal part of prodorsum also some
further ones visible. Ten pairs of notogastral setae present, ta short, all others
very long and fine.

Ventral side (Fig. 98): Similar to the genus Pulchroppia Ham¬
mer, 1980, however, the length and position of the setae are different. Epi-
meral setae long, among them the median ones much shorter than setae in
marginal position (Ic, 3c) and 4b, 4c. All epimeral setae finely ciliated. All six
pairs of genital setae minute, aggenital and adanal setae very long, also anal
ones much longer than genital setae.

Material examined: Holotypus (988-HO-84): No. 36-1. Holotypus deposited
in the Hungarian Natural History Museum. Budapest.

Remarks: On the ground of the genus diagnosis the new species
differs from all related species.

Scapheremaeus longilamellatus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 467—480 //m, width: 212—213 //m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 99): Lamellae very long, reaching far out from
rostral margin. A well-observable translainella present (Fig. 100). Lamellar
setae characteristically dilated; rostral and interlamellar setae minute. Pro¬
dorsal surface with tubercles and laths, a long transversal lath present basally.
Sensillus clavate, nearly black. Outline of notogaster waved, a strong tubercle
on the shoulder. Notogastral surface with polygonate reticulation medially,
and some rugae laterally. Notogastral setae different in shape, four pairs in
postero-marginal position dilated, similar to lamellar ones, all others simple,
but staff-like.

Ventral side (Fig. 101): Apodemes and bordures weakly developed.
Epimeral setae long and simple. Epimeral surface with irregular spots, ventral
plate with polygonal ornamentation. Six pairs of genital (Fig. 102), one pair
of aggenital setae. Setae ad l and ad 2 in postanal position, both pairs arising
on tubercles.

Material examined: Holotypus (970-HO-84): No. 27: 1 paratype: from the
same sample. Holotypus deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
and paratype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: The new species belongs to a species group which is
characterised by the strongly dilated notogastral setae. It may be distinguished
by the very long lamellae bearing characteristic setae.

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Pigs 99 102. Scapheremaeus longilamellatus sp. n. 99 dorsal side, 100 lamellae,

101 ventral side, 102 genital region

Licneremaeus antillensis sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 190—202 //in. width: 112—120 /im.

Dorsal side (Fig. 103): Prodorsum with a well-developed trans¬
versal costula, in the middle of the costulae. Lamellar, rostral and inter-
lamellar setae nearly equal in length. Sensillus small, discoid-type. In front of
dorsosejugal suture a short transversal lath observable. No well-visible poly-
gonate sculpture present on the posterior part of notogaster. The second
unpaired median field divided by a longitudinal line.

Ventral side (Fig. 104): Mentum with characteristic transversal
rugae. Apodemes and bordures weakly developed. Epimeral surface with
irregular fields. In front of genital opening 2 pairs of framed, well-chitinised
fields present. Ventral plate polygonated.

Material examined: Holotypus (982-HO-84): No. 44; 1 paratype: No. 11-3:
6 paratypes: 12-2; 1 paratype: No. 35-2. Holotypus and 7 paratypes deposited in the
Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire
Naturelle, Geneva.

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103 dorsal side, 104 ventral side

Remarks: The new species is well characterised by the transversal
costula and the framed foveolae on the epimeral plate. It stands near to
Licneremaeus polygonalis Hammer, 1971 and L. novaeguineae Balogh, 1968
sensu Mahunka, 1977, however the former has not framed fields on its epi-
meral surface; the position of the latter is uncertain.

Benoihates minimus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 444 //m, width: 232 pm.

Dorsal side (Fig. 105): Rostrum elongated, rostral setae arising on
small tubercles. Lamellae long, longer than half length of prodorsum. All
prodorsal setae simple, distinctly barbed. Surface of prodorsum well foveolated,
foveolae of basal part much smaller than on the apical one. Sensillus short, its
head very broad. Dorsosejugal suture slightly convex medially. Ten pairs of
simple notogastral setae, nearly equal in length. Four pairs of sacculi present,
Sa larger than the other. Notogastral surface densely foveolated.

Ventral side (Fig. 106): Apodemes and bordures typical for the
genus, epimeral setae minute. Whole surface ornamented, as is notogaster only
a narrow field medially, between the genital and anal openings, smooth or

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very finely punctulated. Two pairs of genital, one pair of aggenital seta minute,
one pair of anal and two pairs of adanal setae very long and flagellate.

Material examined: Holotypus (971-HO-84): No. 44. Holotypus deposited in
the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

Remarks: The new species stands nearest to Benoi bates amazoni -
cus Balogh et Mahunka, 1969, B. bolivianus Balogh et Mahunka. 1969 and
B. borhidii Balogh et Mahunka, 1980, however, the new species is much
smaller than the preceding ones, and is distinguished from them by its ventral
surface.

Oripoda lobata sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 377—394 ^/m, width: 205—222 //m.
Dorsal side (Fig. 107): Rostral part of prodorsum gradually elon¬
gated anteriorly, its apex rounded. Lamellae running marginally, their length

Figs 105 106. Benoibates minimus sp.

105 dorsal side, 106 ventral side

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Figs 107—108. Oripoda lobata sp. n.

more than half the length of prodorsum. Rostral, lamellar and interlamellar
setae normal, all well ciliated and pointed at tip. Dorsosejugal suture wawed
and continued laterally towards the pteromorpha in a large lobe, so sensillus
is not covered by the scalp of notogaster. Surface of notogaster finely punctate
and simple notogastral seta present.

Ventral side (Fig. 108): Epimeral setae simple and thin. Two
pairs of genital setae present (on one side only one pair !). Aggenital setae
minute, two pairs of anal and three pairs of adanal setae very long, flagellate.

Material examined: Holotypus (972-110-84): No. 19: 1 paratype: No. 46.
Holotypus deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and paratype in
the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks : The new species belong to the genus Oripoda Banks,
1904. It is well characterised by the deep lobus on the anterior notogastral
margin and the simple setae. On this ground it may be distinguished from all
its congeners.

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Oribatulu traiislincata sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 377—402 /vm, width: 214—238 /an.

Dorsal side (Fig. 109): Rostrum suddenly narrowed, its apex
pointed at tip. Lamellae well developed, with a long and strong cuspis (Fig.
111). Rostral, lamellar and interlamellar setae strong and well ciliated. In the
interlamellar region a characteristic transversal line-formation present, it marks
the insertion points of interlamellar setae. Sensillus clavate, directed laterally.

Figs 109 111. Oribatula translineata sp. n. 109 dorsal side, 110 ventral side. 111

prodorsum in lateral view

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Its surface distinctly barbed. Pteromorpha small but well separated. From its
distinct line some scratches directed posteriorly. Twelve pairs of simple noto-
gastral setae and four pairs of round areae porosae present.

Ventral side (Fig. 110): Epimeral surface hardly ornamented,
only some spots visible. Apodemes and bordures weakly developed, only ap.
sej. strong, constituting a transversal band and connected with the marginal
line of the genital plate. Among the epimeral setae Ic, 3c and 4c much longer
and thicker than the inner ones, those three pairs ciliate. Ventral plate thinly
foveolated. Four pairs of genital setae, one pair of aggenital ones situated
near to genital opening. Setae ad :] in preanal position, also pori iad.

Material examined: Holotypus (973-HO-84): No. 76; 3 paratypes: from the
same sample; 2 paratypes: No. 27; 1 paratype: No. 76. Holotypus and 5 paratypes (973-
PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 1 paratype in
the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: On the ground of the interlamellar configuration it is
distinguished from all congeners.

Scheloribates luciensis sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 129—154 ^in, width: 219—259 //m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 112): Rostrum with strongly elongated, nasi-
form apex. Rostral setae arising on small tubercles, not being connected with
the prelamellae, which are gradually disappearing before them (Fig. 115).
Lamellae well developed, with a long, curved translamellar line disconnected
medially. Lamellar and interlamellar setae nearly equal in length, rostral setae
shorter than the others. Sensillus (Fig. 114) with symmetrical and long head,
which are on both sides w ell ciliated. Cilia also long. Notogaster w ith four pairs
of round sacculi and 10 pairs of alveoli of notogastral setae, one pair of noto-
gastral setae ( ps ^ visible.

Ventral side (Fig. 113): Epimeral setae different in length, lb
much longer than 1c. Epimeral surface only with irregular spots. Aggenital
and adanal setae of normal length and originating in a position characteristic
for the genus.

Material examined: Holotypus (974-HO-84): No. 62; 16 paratypes from the
same sample. Holotypus and 14 paratypes (974-HO-84) deposited in the Hungarian Natural
History Museum, Budapest and 2 paratypes in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: The new species belongs to the 64 preincisus ” species-
group which is characterised by the curved interlamellar line, and the shape
(slender, pointed at tip, w ell ciliated) of the head of sensillus. On the ground of
the strongly elongated, nasiform rostrum it may be distinguished from all the
described related species.

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Figs 112 115. Schleroribates luciensis sp. n. 112 dorsal side, 113 ventral side, 114 =

lamellar region and sensillus, 115 prodorsum in lateral view

Scheloribates major s}>. n.

Measurements. — Length: 779 869 //m, width: 607—624 //m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 116): Rostrum conically elongated, rostral setae
arising laterally in prelamellae. Lamellar setae originating also on lamellar
laths. Ratio of prodorsal setae ex < ro < le <7 in, all pointed at tip, finely
ciliate. Interlamellar setae very long, longer than prodorsum, sometimes

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flagellate. Sensillus small, its head gradually thickened, clavate (Fig. 118): On
the lateral part of prodorsum some spots visible. Pteromorpha rounded,
dorsosejugal suture straight medially. Notogaster very large, more than twice
wider than prodorsum. Four pairs of sacculi well visible, notogastral setae
partly reduced and represented only by their alveoli, but setae ta. ps x and ps 2
minute, though still observable.

Ventral side (Fig. 117): Apodemes and bordures well developed,
ap. sej. and ap. 4 reaching to genital opening, ap. 2 a sternal apodeme also

Figs 116 118. Scheloribates major sp. n. 116 dorsal side, 117 = ventral side, 118

prodorsum in lateral view

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visible. Epimeral surface with irregular spots. All epimeral setae fine, thin,
ic, 3c and 4c ciliatc. Genital, aggenital, anal and adanal setae very short, fine.

Legs: All legs with 3 claws.

Material examined: Holotypus (975-110-84): INo. 37; 10 paratypes: from
the same sample; 1 paratype: No. 33; I paratype: No. 44; 5 paratypes: INo. 68. Holotypus
and 15 paratypes (975-PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Buda¬
pest and 2 paratypes in tin* Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

R e m arks : The new species is ranked with difficulty in the genus
Scheloribates Berlese, 1908. It may be distinguished from all other Schelori-
bates species by its habitus, the straight dorsose jugal suture and by very long
interlamellar setae.

Ur u ha in bates flagellatus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 484—533 //in, width: 213—250 //in.

Dorsal side (Fig. 119): Rostrum elongated but rounded anteriorly.
Rostral setae arising laterally, on the curve of prelamellae (Fig. 120). Lamellar
setae originating on the lamellae, their cilia much longer than those of the

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rostral or interlamellar setae. Lateral part of prodorsum well granulated.
Exobothridial setae long, but much thinner than interlamellar one. Sensillus
typically dilated medially, ciliated on one side. Dorsosejugal suture straight
medially. Ten pairs of long, flagellate notogastral setae present, all thin
and simple.

Ventral side (Fig. 121): Epimeral surface ornamented with irreg¬
ular polygonate fields. Apodemes and bordures similar to those of the type-
species of this genus. Epimeral setae thin and simple, also similar to setae in
the anogenital region.

Legs: Leg 1 with a dentiform thickening on the tarsus.

Material examined: Holotypus (976-HO-84): No. 12-2: 5 paratypes: from
the same sample; 2 paratypes: No. 11-3. Holotypus and 6 paratypes (976-PO-84) deposited in
the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire
Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: Owing to the shape of the sensillus the new species stands
near to the type-species (U. punctatus Hammer, 1961) of this genus. It is
distinguished from the latter by the shape of tin 1 dorsosejugal suture and by
the flagellate notogastral setae.

Peloribates pinguisetus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 454 — 505 //m, width: 364 - 384 //m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 122): Rostrum widely rounded not elongated.
Rostral and lamellar setae setiform, gradually becoming thin. Interlamellar
setae much shorter and stout. Sensillus (Fig. 124) short, clavate rounded at
tip. Notogastral setae of two types: three pairs slightly dilated medially, all
others thinner. Four pairs of slit-like sacculi well visible. Notogastral surface
finely foveolated, but this ornamentation hardly visible.

Ventral side (Fig. 123): Apodemes and bordures weakly devel¬
oped. All epimeral setae minute, also all setae in anogenital region simple
and thin.

Material examined: Holotypus (977-HO-84): No. 44: 2 paratypes: from the
same sample. Holotypus and 1 paratype (977-PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian Natural
History Museum, Budapest and 1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: The new species belong to a species group which is
characterised by the short notogastral setae. It is distinguished from all
related species by the three pairs of strongly thickened setae in the median
line of notogaster.

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Figs 122 124. Peloribates pinguisetus sp. n. 122 dorsal side, 123 = ventral side, 124 =

prodorsum in lateral view

Xylobates nntilleiisis sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 328 374 //m, width: 151 —172 //in.

Dorsal side (Fig. 125): Rostrum widely rounded, rostral setae
arising laterally. Lamellae thin, lamellar setae arising on their cuspis. Inter-
lamellar setae shorter than the preceding two pairs. Sensillus long, charac¬
teristically fusiform, with long cilia marginally. On its distal end two lines
arising very near to each other, so it seems that end has two apices. Dorso-
sejugal suture slightly waved. Pteromorphae(Fig. 126)triangular. Ten pairs of
short notogastral setae and four pairs of round and small areae porosae present,

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Figs 125 127. Xylobates antillensis sp. n. — 125 = dorsal side, 126 prodorsum in lateral

view, 127 = ventral side

A x and A 2 originating nearer to each other than Aa , the distance between A 3
is the smallest. The setae in postero-inarginal position slightly stronger than
the others.

Ventral side (Fig. 127): Apodemes and bordures weakly developed
surface ornamented with large spots. Epimeral setae short and simple. Five
pairs of genital setae present being longer than aggenital ones.

Legs: All legs with one strong claw each. Tarsus of leg slightly di¬
lated legs 1 and 2 stronger than 3 and 4.

Material examined: Holotypus (978-HO-84): No. 55-2; 6 paratypes: from
the same sample. Holotypus and 5 paratypes (978-PO-84) deposited in the Hungarian Natural
History Museum. Budapest and 1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: The new species is well characterised by its sensillus, by
the form of the pteroinorpha and the position of the areae porosae. It stands
nearest to Xylobates duoseta Hammer. 1980. however, the latter species is
much broader and the position of the areae porosae is different.

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Mochlorihatuln calveilVra sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 582—640 /an, width: 369 426 /an.

Dorsal side (Fig. 128): Rostrum gradually elongated anteriorly.
Lamellae well developed, translamellar line not clearly connected with lamel¬
lae. much thinner than lamellae. Ratio of prodorsal setae: in le ro e*,
however, setae ex not thinner than the others. A short lath present in lateral

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position. Notogaster smooth, w ith 10 pairs of minute setae. The shape of areae
porosae characteristic for this genus, a part of them very long, pair A x con¬
stituting a chalice-shaped formation. Some pore-fields visible on the lateral
margin of notogaster. No chitinous elevation on the posterior end of noto-
gaster (Fig. 130).

Ventral side (Fig. 129): Epimeral surface with some fine line
laterally and a small polygonal sculpture visible besides, and in front of genital
plates. Apodemes and bordures typical for this genus ap. sej. reaching to
genital opening. All epimeral setae simple and thin. Five pairs of genital setae
of different lengths. Ventral plate ornamented by foveolae. Anal and adanal
setae also simple.

Material examined: Holotypus (979-110-81), No. 76; 3 paratypes some
sample; 1 paratype: No. 36-1; 1 paratype: No. 77. Holotypus and 4 paratypes (979-PO-84)
deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 1 paratype in the
Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva.

Remarks: The so far known Mochloribatula Mahunka, 1978 species
may be distinguished by the following key:

1 (2) Sensillus long, its elongate head gradually thickened, its peduncle longer than the

head. No area porosa in longitudinal position on the posterior end of body

multiporosa MAHUNKA, 1978

2 (1) Sensillus short, its head round, much thicker than in the preceding species.

3 (4) Areae porosae of the posterior end of body nearly connected to each other and con¬

stituting calyciform band calyeifera sp. n.

4 (3) Areae porosae well divided, distance between horizontal and longitudinal areae porosae

great grandjeani Mahunka, 1978

Moclilozetes asculpturatus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 664—713 //m, width: 500—508 urn.

Dorsal side (Fig. 132): Rostrum wide, rostral setae arising laterally,
far from each other, a strong chitinous lath reaching to their insertion (Fig.
135). Lamellae and translamella strong, cuspis also w ide, lamellar setae arising
on them. Ratio of prodorsal setae: in <7 le ro < cat, setae ex stronger than
the others (Fig. 134). Sensillus small, its head clavate. Dorsosejugal suture
interrupted medially. Areae porosae characteristically developed, Aa divided,
A., and A 3 narrow but strongly stretched. Posterior end of body without a
chitinous formation.

Ventral side (Fig. 133): Pedotecta 1—2 ornamented with
fine lines. Epimeral surface smooth. All epimeral setae thin and simple. Seta
3c arising on a separate tubercle. All setae in anogenital region very short.
Apodemes and bordures — excepting sejugal ones—short and weakly developed.

Material examined: Holotypus (980-HO-84): No. 76: 2 paratypes from the
same sample; 1 paratye: No. 33. Holotypus and 2 paratypes (980-PO-84) deposited in the
Hun garian Natural History Museum, Budapest and 1 paratype in the Museum d’Histoire
Naturelle, Geneva.

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134 prodorsum in lateral view. Fig. 135 Lamellobates palustris Hammer, 1958: lamel¬
lar region

Remarks : All the known Mochlozetes Grandjean, 1930 species
stand very near to each other. The new species stands very near to M. penetra-
bilis Grandjean, 1930, however, its notogaster is without sculpture and the
shoulder is very small, hardly visible.

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XYLOPHAGIDAE (DIPTERA) OF MONGOLIA
FROM DR. Z. KASZAB’S EXPEDITIONS*

J. Majer

Department of Zoology , Janus Pannonius University ,

11-7604 Pecs , Ifjusdg u. 6 , Hungary

(Received 9 March, 1984)

Two species of the Xylophagidae (Diptera) family are discussed one is new to
science: Xylophagus splendidus sp. n. Two species have hitherto been found for the
Mongolian fauna. The description of the new species and faunistical data are given for
both species. With 5 illustrations.

The Holoarctic Xylophagidae family of the lower Brachycera consisting
of 19 species and one genus (Xylophagus , Meigen, 1803) is discussed. 12
Xylophagidae species are distributed in the Palaearctic (Krivosheina and
Mamaev, 1972), 7 in the Nearctic Region (Webb, 1979).

The distribution of this archaic Brachycera family is fragmentary
(Nagatomi, 1982, Webb, 1979). The immature stages of Xylophagus have
been described for only a few Palaearctic (Krivosheina and Mamaev, 1966
and 1972) and Nearctic (Johnson, 1903, Webb, 1979. et al.) species. The
phylogenetic relationship of the 11 species has been shown in a cladistic
diagram (Webb, 1979).

Among the more than 86 000 flies collected by Dr. Z. Kaszab during his expeditions
to Mongolia 6 Xylophagus specimens were recognized representing 2 species of one genus.
One species is new to science.

Xylophagus splendidus sp. n. (Figs 1 — 5)

Female, 14 mm: glossy black, slender, ichneumon-wasplike with
greyish thin setae and hairs. Head semiglobular, occiput shining, vertex
slightly depressed (Fig. 1). Frons greyish pollinose, a narrow glossy black
stripe above base of antennae. Coxae shining dark brown, femora light brown,
tibiae and the base of first tarsomeres amber, other tarsoineres and the distal
part of first tarsomeres black.

Head: black, eyes reddish brown facets of equal size, postocular
ridge moderately broad, frons broad, head three times wider than frons,
ocellar tubercle glossy. Antennae black, grey pilose. Scape (first antennal
segment) three times the length of pedicel (second antennal segment), as long

* Ergebnisse dcr zoologischen Forschungen von Dr. Z. Kaszab in der Mongolei, Nr. 490.

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as distance from antennal sockets to anterior ocellus. Antennal flagellum with
8 flagellomeres. Proboscis yellowish brown with yellow pilose, palpus long,
slender, greyish black, with short light hairs.

Thorax: greyish pollinose excluding the shining black side margin;
humeral callus and posterior callus glossy brown; pleura shining black. Halteres
yellowish brown. Wings: membrane of wing pale brown, veins dark brown.
Pterostigina dark brown, wing band greyish brown, starting from pterostigma
and ending at the base of the fork of cubital vein, short, narrow, greyish
brown band along median cross vein, R :i and iVf 3 (Fig. 2), too. Legs: coxae
glossy dark brown, fore coxae with numerous white setae, mid coxae with
short, hardly visible white pubescence, hind coxae almost completely bare;
fore and mid tibiae yellowish brown, hind tibia reddish brown; all femora and
tibiae covered with white setae.

Abdomen: Shining black, with yellow, hardly visible long pubes¬
cence. Abdominal segment tapered and telescoped caudally, tergites 8 10

reddish brown, surface of tergites 8—9 wrinkled (Fig. 3), tergite 9 one-and-
lialf times longer than wide, sternite 10 dark brown, slightly invaginated
dorsally. Caudal cerci yellow, elongated oval, with yellowish pubescence.

M ale: similar to female but frons narrower, a quarter wider than
width of head. Fore and mid coxae amber, hind coxae shining brow n, all fe-

Figs I -5. X. splendidus sp. n.: 1 female head; 2 wing; 3 female terminalia, dorsal
view; 4 5 - male terminalia dorsal and lateral view

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mora and tibiae yellow with short yellow hairs. Tergites and sternites of
abdomen with golden yellow setae, hind margin of sternites 1—4 light yellow.
Genitalia as in Figs 4 and 5. All the male specimens are in rather bad state of
preservation: without wing, neither leg is complete.

Xylophagus splendidus sp. n. is similar to X. admirandus Krivosheina et Mamaev,
1972, but may be distinguished from it by the following characters:

X. splendidus sp. n.

1. Occiput shining black.

2. Mid and bind coxae glossy brown, at most
with only a few, light, hardly visible hairs
on the margines.

3. No black spot on hind coxae.

4. Tibiae of female yellowish brown or red¬
dish brown, same of male yellow.

X. admirandus Krivosheina et Mamaev

1. Occiput dusted, black.

2. Mid and bind coxae greyish dusted, haired
on side.

3. Triangular black spot on hind coxae.

4. Tibiae of both sexes dark brown.

II o 1 o t y p e Mongolia, Bulgan aimak: 7 km NW von Somon Chanzargalant,
1330 m, 16. VI. 22. VII. 1968 (No. 970), leg. Z. Kaszab (in Hungarian Natural History
Museum, Budapest). Paratypes 3 <$, As holotype 2 <J, 16. VI. 1968 (No. 967); Central
aimak: Ulan-Baator, Nucht im Bogdo ul, 1500 1600 m, 21. VII. 1967 (No. 931), 1 g.

Xylophagus sahalinensis (Pleske, 1925). This species has hitherto been recorded from
Sakhalin island only. Mongolia (1 <£, 1 $). Central aimak: Bugijn az achuj im Geb. Bogdo
ul, 36 km SW von Ulan-Baator, 1650 in, 10. VI. 1968 (No. 940), <$. Chovsgdl aimak: zw.
Somon Cecerleg und Somon Bajan-ul, 65 km W von Cecerleg, 1760 m. 22. VI. 1968 (No. 1002),

Acknowledgements. I wish to thank Dr. A. Nagatomi (Kagoshima University, Japan)
and I)r. D. W. Webb (III. Nat. Hist. Survey, Urbana, III.) for their kind help during my study
on Xylophagidae. I am most grateful to Dr. Z. Kaszab for making the invaluable material
available for elaboration.

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Acta Zoologica llungarica 31 (1 3), pp. 183 -184 (1985)

A NEW SPECIES OF NEURIGONA RONDANI, 1856
(DIPTERA: DOLICHOPODIDAE) FROM MONGOLIA*

O. P. Negrobov and V. N. Fursov

Faculty of Biology and Soil Sciences, University of Voronezh,

394693 Voronezh, University Square 1, USSR

(Received 12 March, 1984)

A new species from the genus Neurigona Rond, was found in the material
collected by Dr. Z. Kaszab in Mongolia.

Neurigona mongolensis sp. n. (Fig. 1)

Male. Frons dense greyish white pollinose. Face very narrow, eyes almost
touching on centre of face, silvery white. First and second segment of antennae
yellow, apex of first segment with border of black bristles. Postocular cilia
yellow. Mesonotum yellow, brilliant, in posterior 1/3 part with brown median
stripe slightly wider than the length behind acrostichal bristles. Pleura yellow,
brilliant, with 2 black triangular points. Propleura with 2 light strong bristle
and 1 light pair. Six pairs of dorsocentral bristles, and before 2 small dor-
socentral bristles. Acrostichals well developed in two rows on 2/3 length of
mesonotum. Scutellum with 2 strong extreme bristles and 2 small hairs on
the sides of it. Postscutellum yellow. Anterior legs, middle coxae and
posterior coxae femora and tibia yellow. Anterior coxae with yellow hairs
and several strong black bristles at apex. Posterior coxae with strong black
external bristle. All femora without long bristles. Anterior tibia bare. Pro¬
portion of anterior tibia and tarsus (joints from first to fifth) — 10.6:5.0:
3.0 : 2.7 : 1.9 : 1.4. Anterior tarsus similar. The third segment of anterior
tarsus with hairs from below, the fourth segment with small strong bristles in
2 rows from below. Proportion of middle and posterior femora 9.7 : 11.5.
Posterior tibia with 5 anterodorsal and 3 —2 posterodorsal bristles and with
6—7 small ventral bristles. Wing hyaline, veins brownish. Proportion of
the length of the third and fourth parts of costa — 3.2 : 1.1. r 1+5 and ra 1+2 di¬
vergent in apical half, convergent at apex of wing. Apical partofm 1+2 curved.
Proportion of the length of the basal and apical parts of ni 1+2 — 13.4 : 12.4.
Posterior transversal vein straight. Proportion of the length of the posterior
transversal and apical part of m 3 r4 — 1.5 : 6.9. Proportion of the width
and length of anal blade of wing — 0.9 : 6.9. Anal angle obtuse. Squamae

* Ergebnisse dcr zoologischen Forschungen von Dr. Z. Kaszab in der Mongolei, Nr. 491.

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Fig. 1. Male genitalia of Neurigona mongolensis sp. n.

with yellow cilia. Halteres yellow, at apex feebly darkened. Abdomen
completely yellow, except brown oval ventral appendix of fifth segment.
Segment of abdomen with black dorsal hairs, light ventral hairs and black
strong bristles at apex. Segment VIII brown, brilliant. Hypopygium dark
brown, brilliant. Dorsal side of cerci yellow, brilliant, with light hairs.

Length 3.4 mm, length of wings 3.4 mm.

Holotype: <J, Mongolia, Chovd aimak, 3 km N von Somon Uenc im Tal Uenc
gol, 145 Oin Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab, 1966, Nr. 614, 2—3. VII. 1966. Holotype is preserved in the
collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

The new species might be included into Beckers (1918) key near Neurigona pallida
(Fall.) and Neurigona uralensis Beck., hut it differs from them by the anterior femora devoid of
strong bristles, the yellow abdomen (except apophysis of segment V) and the length 3.4 mm
(N. pallida 6 min, N. uralensis 5 inin).

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Becker, Th. (1918): Dipterologische Studien. — Nova Acta, Halle, 103 (3): 205 315.

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TAXONOMICAL AND FALNISTICAL NOVELTIES
OF THE OPIINAE FROM THE OLD WORLD TROPICS
(HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE)

J. Papp

Zoological Department . Hungarian Natural History Museum ,

11-1088 Budapest , Harass u. 13 , Hungary

(Received 15 March, 1984)

Thirty-two species of the genera Austroopius Szepligeti, Biosteres Forster*
Bitomus Szepligeti, Euopius Fischer and Opius Wesmael are reported from the
Ethiopian and Indo-Australian Regions. Twelve species are new to science: Euopius
milrus sp. n. 9 (New Caledonia), Opius (Utetes) bulbutus sp. n. 9 (New Guinea), O.
( Nosopoea ) cyjthus sp. n. d (Uganda), (). ( Gastrosema ) entzi sp. n. 9 (Ghana), O. ( Utetes)
loksai sp. n. ; (New Guinea), 0. ( IJtetes ) nadus sp. n. (India), 0. ( Utetes ) pestes sp. n. 9
(India), 0. (Nosoj)oea) propecubitalis sp. n. 9 (India), 0. ( Nosopoea ) remissus sp. n. 9
(India), O. ( IJtetes) supjturus sp. n. 9 (India), O. ( IJtetes) topali sp. n. 9 (India) and
O. ( Utetes ) transitus sp. n. 9 (New Guinea). The majority of the known species are new
to the fauna of the countries in respect. Checklists were compiled for the species of the
Ethiopian and Indo-Australian Regions separately. The material documenting the
novelties is deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. With
54 figures.

LIST OF SPECIES
ETHIOPIAN REGION

Biosteres (Chilotrichia) desideratus (BRIDWELL, 1919) 9 : Antenna with 35 joints.

cuqul 1.7 times longer than r2. First tergite just one-third longer than wide at hind. Head
and mesosoma brownish black, metasoma dark brown. Legs yellow. Wings brownish fumous.

<}: First tergite 1.5 times longer than wide at hind. Head brownish black, mesosoma and
metasoma brown, second and third tergites laterally yellow. Hitherto known only from
Nigeria and Cameroon in western Africa. New to the fauna of Uganda.

Locality 1 9 + 1 Uganda, Mujenje, August 1913, leg. “Katona” = Kit-
tenberger.

Biosteres (Biosteres) giffardi (SlLVESTRl, 1913) Sternaulix uneven but without
crenulation. Second tergite longitudinally strigose, laterally polished. Ovipositor apically
straight, arrow-like pointed. Distributed in Central and Western Africa.

Locality 19+1 <J: Sierra Leone, January March 1936, ex Ceratitis bipunctata
Wiedemann, leg. et educ. van Zwaluwenburg et McGough.

Opius (Phaedrotoma) atomarius Fischer, 1963 Body 1.8 nun long. r3 2.8 times
longer than r2. Antero-ventral half of mesoplcuron black, otherwise reddish yellow. Antenna
with 28 joints. Described from Uganda, listed from the Republic of South Africa. New to
the fauna of Nigeria.

Locality 1 Nigeria, Yankari game reserv., banks of Gaji at Wikki, 15 August
1978, leg. A. Demeter.

Opius (Phaedrotoma) atomosus Fischer, 1963 Tergites 2 3 very weakly chagreened,

similarly to the holotype <}. r2 only 1.66 times as long as cuqul ; I saw a male with correspond¬
ing vein-measurements named by the describer himself and originating from the Republic
of South Africa (on holotype r2 twice as long as cuqul). Face bright yellow, body blackish
brown. Described from Ethiopia (locality “Lac. Dembel”). This is its second locality datum
from Ethiopia. Reported from South Africa, too (Fischer, 1971a).

Locality 1 “Abyssinia” Ethiopia, Maraquo, November 1912, leg. Kovacs.

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Opius (Phaedrotoma) brachyurus Fischer, 1972 Antenna with 26 joints. First
tergite 1.3 times as long as broad at hind. Anterior base of tergites 2 — 3 with very fine (or
almost indistinct) chagreen; by this feature easily misidentifiable as 0. ( Pendopius) euplasti-
cus Fischer. Legs yellow (and not brown). — Described from the Republic of South Africa
(from one locality). New to the fauna of Tanzania.

Opius (Nosopoea) cyphus sp. n. <£, see p. 191.

Opius (Gastrosema) entzi sp. n. see p. 193.

Opius (Nosopaeopius) flavitarsis Szepligeti, 1913 (? = congoensis Fischer, 1968)

My specimens from Uganda represent the dark form of the species. Ground colour of the
nominate form is reddish yellow with a few brown to blackish pattern on ocellar field, meso-
notum and first tergite. Ground colour of the dark form also reddish yellow, however, with
dark brown to black pattern on vertex -f~ occiput, almost entirely on dorsal side of mesosoma,
inesopleuron and mesosternum with brown maculae, every tergite almost fully except tergites
2 — 3. Antennae with 32 (1 $) and 31 (1 ^) joints; from among the series originating from
Ethiopia and examined by Fischer (1961) 1 5 with 37 and 1 $ (lectotype) with 34 joints
(and not with 39 joints, l.c.). Tergite 2 almost smooth, the Ethiopian specimens with a variable
amount of chagreen sculpture. The species was described by Szepligeti from Ethiopia
(= “Abyssinia”), Fischer (1971a) reported it from South Africa. New to the fauna of Uganda,
Supposedly widely distributed in the Ethiopian Region.

Having examined four paratypes (2 $ -f- 2 c$) of O. congoensis Fischer, received as an
exchange and deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Budapest), I consider
this name as a synonym of O. flavitarsis Szepligeti. On my specimens sternaulix uncrenulated,
a feature completed with mesonotal pit relagating the species to the Section B within the
genus Opius Wesmael. For final decision the holotype of 0. congoensis Fischer should be
examined.

Locality 4 $ + 2 <J: Uganda, Mujenje, August 1913, leg. “Katona” Kit-

TFNBERGER.

Opius (Frekius) fukuensis Fischer, 1968, $ new — The female is similar to the male*
Antenna with 27 joints, third joint thrice longer than broad. Ovipositor sheath in lateral
view as long as hind tarsal joints 1 3. A dark coloured species. Body blackish brown, legs

dark brown, tarsi with brownish yellow pattern. Cheek below yellow. Described on the
basis of the male holotype from Zaire ( Belgian Congo). The female at hand is the second
known specimen. New to the fauna of Ethiopia.

Locality 1$: “Abyssinia” = Ethiopia, Vail. Yerrer, August 1911, leg. Klvacs.

Opius (Merotrachys) katonensis Fischer, 1961 (= Eurytenes cingulatus Szepligeti,
1913) — Antenna with 32 joints. Otherwise agreeing with the types (1 $ + 1 c£)* Besides the
two type-specimens this is its third known specimen.

Locality 1 $: “Africa or.” = Tanzania, Arusha, leg. “Katona” = Kitten-
berger.

Opius (Opiothorax) levis Wesmael, 1835 Cheek widely and clypeus yellow. r2 1.6
times longer than cuqul. Otherwise quite agreeing with the European specimens. Dis¬
tributed and frequent in the western Palaearctic Region. New to the fauna of Ethiopia in
tropical Africa, its nearest occurrences to Ethiopia are Crete and Algeria.

Locality — 1$: “Abyssinia” = Ethiopia, “Vail. Djerer”, August 1911, leg. Kovacs.

Opius (Opius) lugens Haliday, 1837 — Ground colour of body brown. Otherwise quite
identical with the European forms. Distributed in the Palaearctic Region. New to the
fauna of Ethiopia.

Locality — 1 “Abyssinia” = Ethiopia, Vail. Yerrer, August 1911, leg. Kovacs.

Opius (Merotrachys) manifestarius FiscnER, 1963 — My two males match well the
original description, namely propodeum and tergites 2 — 3 of the holotype female almost
smooth, that of the allotype male somewhat more distinctly chagreened. Sculpture of my
males clearly, i.e. propodeum evenly and densely rugulose, tergites 2 3 almost evenly cha-

grcened. Hitherto known only from Ethiopia (in two localities). New to the fauna of
Tanzania.

Localities 1 Tanzania, Arusha, Chini, 1904, leg. “Katona” = Kitten-
berger. 1 Tanzania, Arusha, October November 1905, leg. Kittenberger.

Opius (Opius) niaraquoanus Fischer, 1963 — Antenna 33-jointed. Tergites 2— 3 almost
indistinctly chagreened. Distribution: Ethiopia, Republic of South Africa. New to the fauna
of Uganda.

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Locality — 1?: Uganda, Mujenje, September 1913, leg. “Katona” = Kitten-

BERGER.

Opius (Gastrosema) inedioterebrutus FlSCHER, 1972 In lateral view ovipositor sheath
longer than half inetasoma or as long as hind tibia. r3 only 2.4 times longer than r2. Meso-
pleuron antero-ventrally reddish. Second tergite reddish yellow. Distribution: Rwanda,
Zaire. New to the fauna of Ethiopia.

Locality 1 ?: “Abyssinia” Ethiopia, Vail. Yerrer, August 1911, leg. Kovacs.

Opius (Merotrachys) ininusculus FlSCHER, 1963 Antenna with 28 joints. Second
tergite only laterally and very weakly, third tergite on its anterior half more distinctly cha-
greened. Metasoma blackish, second tergite rusty brown. Very similar to 0. (37.) manifesto -
rius Fischer. Described from Uganda, listed from Cameroon, each in a single locality.
New to the faura of Ethiopa.

Locality 1 $: “Abyssinia” Ethiopia, Lac. Dembel, January 1912, leg. Kovacs

INDO-AUSTRALIAN REGION

Austroopius insignipennis (Granger, 1949) So far known only from Madagascar in
the Ethiopian Region. Its occurrence in SE Asia is again a zoogeographic surprise similar to
that of Opius ( Gastrosema ) subsulcatus Granger in the Palaearctic Region (in Jordan; Papp,
1982). Dr. B. Sigwalt (Paris Museum) was kind enough to send me a paralectotype of this
species for examination. The female paralectotype from Madagascar and the female specimen
from Singapore (SE Asia) are quite identical with each other. The mentioned paralectotype
was designated by me because species-name label had not been attached to the specimen and
marked only with a “Type’Mabel (its locality: “Madagascar, Bekily, IV. 32., A. Seyrig”)
(“32” = 1932).

Locality 1 $: SE Asia, Singapore, 1902, leg. Biro.

Bitonius hemicoriaceus (FlSCHER, 1966) This is its second distributional datum in
India, listed from Vietnam, Korea and Bismarck Islands, too. Its first reported locality in
India is Namkun.

Locality 2 India, Karnataka, Belgaum district, Talewadi, 780 in, 26 Feb¬
ruary 1980, leg. Topal, No. 135.

Euopitis milvus sp. n. 9 » see p. 188.

Opius (Utetes) hulhutus sp. n. 9 » see p. 189.

Opius (Gastrosema) contrahens Fisciier, 1966, 9 new My single female matches
quite well the original description of this species except one feature: mesosoma in lateral view'
1.2 times as long as high (my 9 ) mesosoma 1.5 times as long as high (original description).
The female is similar to the male. Antenna with 27 joints. Dark colour of body blackish brow’n
(and not black). Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long as hind tarsal joints 1 2. Up to

now known only from Nepal. New to the fauna of India.

Locality — 1 ?: India, West Bengal, Darjeeling, below North Point, 17 April
1967, leg. Topal, No. 335.

Opius (Utetes) loksai sp. n. 9» see p. 195.

Opius (Apodesmia) maculipennis Enderlein, 1912 Hitherto known only from
Taiwan from two localities on the basis of 2 $ -j- 1 <J. My male specimen is with a 42-jointed
antenna; supposedly in the redescription by Fischer (1963a) the number of the antennal
joints as “34” is a misprint, the correct number might be 43.

Locality 1 $ + 1 Formosa ( Taiwan), Mt. Hoozan, 1 $: March 1910 and
1 <J: December 1909, leg. Sauter.

Opius (Utetes) nadus sp. n. see p. 197.

Opius (Utetes) pestes sp. n. 9> see p. 199.

Opius (Phaedroloma) phaseoli FlSCHER, 1963 Distribution: reported from Uganda,
India, Philippines, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, introduced to Hawaii. In India listed
from Nagpur.

Localities 1 9: India, Delhi, experimental field of Indian Agricultural Research
Institute, 5 January 1982, leg. J. Papp. 1 India, Aligarh, Botanical garden, 12 January
1982, leg. J. Papp.

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Opius (Nosopoea) propecubitalis sp. n. 5, see p. 200.

Opius (Nosopoea) remissus sp. n. $, see p. 202.

Opius (Uleles) sauteri Fischer, 1963 — Up to now listed from Formosa (= Taiwan).

Localities 1 <^: Formosa, Teraso, February 1909, leg. Sauter. 2 <$: Formosa,
Mt. Hoozan, December 1909, leg. Sauter. 1 <J with the same data had been designated as
paratype and deposited in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien. The two males at hand
were discovered later in the unnamed Opiine material of the Hungarian Natural History
Museum, Budapest and were identified by me in 1978.

Opius (Utetes) suppurus sp. n. see P* 204.

Opius (Utetes) topali sp. n. $, see p. 206.

Opius (Utetes) transitus sp. n. $, see p. 208.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW SPECIES
Euopius niilviis sp. n. $ (Figs 1—3)

$. Body 2.5 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 1) less transverse, 1.7
times broader than long, and only somewhat broader than mesonotum between
tegulae. Eye distinctly twice longer than temple, latter rather constricted,
occiput weakly excavated. Toruli nearer to eye than to each other. Ocelli
forming an equilateral triangle, distance between fore and a hind ocelli equal
with diameter of an ocellus; OOL thrice longer than POL. Face twice wider
than high. Clypeus narrow, four times wider below than high medially. Mouth
closed. Mandible without a subtooth at its lower base. Cheek somewhat
shorter than basal width of mandible. Eye in lateral view nearly round, i.e.
only somewhat higher than wide. In lateral view temple broadening ventrally
and one-third less wide than width of eye. Face medially roughened-punctate,
laterally near to eye uneven to smooth, shiny. Head above rugulo-punctate,
temple uneven to smooth and shiny. Antenna shorter than body. Left antenna
with 14, right antenna with 15 joints. First flagellar joint thrice as long as
broad, further joints gradually shortening and last five joints slightly thicken¬
ing so that penultimate joint twice as long as broad.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.7 times longer than high. Mesonotum twice
wider between tegulae than long medially. Notaulix distinct, uncrenulated.
Disc of mesonotum smooth and shiny, its median lobe behind and along
notaulix uneven. Scutellum smooth and shiny; prescutellar furrow wide,
crenulated. Propodeum areolated, carinae strong, hind three areolae uneven,
every areola shiny. End of lateral carina before hind corner of propodeum
somewhat spine-like. Sternaulix short, crenulated. Metapleuron medially
smooth, laterally uneven to subrugulose. Hind femur thrice longer than broad.
Hind tibia as long as hind tarsus; hind basitarsus as long as tarsal joints 2 — 3.

Fore wing about as long as body. Pterostigma (Fig. 3) just thrice longer
than wide, issuing radial vein somewhat distally from its middle, rl about

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half as long as width of pterostigma, r2 slightly shorter than cuqul , r3 dis¬
tinctly twice as long as r2 and reaching tip of wing. N. rvc. postfurcal, half as
long as d. N. pur. issuing from middle of B.

Metasoma in lateral view as long as head + mesosoma together. First
tergite clearly broadening posteriorly, one-fifth wider behind than long me¬
dially (Fig. 2), pair of keel subparallel and merging into fine longitudinal
striation of tergite. Further tergites polished. Tergites 2—3 fused entirely,
suture between them effaced. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long as hind
tibia + half basitarsus.

Ground colour of body black. Mandible and maxilla brownish yellow,
palpi pale yellow. Antenna light brown, scape somewhat yellowish. Tegula
yellow. Mesonotum behind brownish, scutellum -|- metanotum rusty brown.
Hind tergites light brown. Legs yellow, hind coxa brownish, all tarsi darkening.
Wings faintly brownish fumous. Pterostigma brown with a yellow basal spot.
Veins brownish pigmented.

£ and host unknown.

Locality Holotypc $: New Caledonia, Noumea, Mt. Koghi, 14 September
1977, leg. J. Balogh. Holotype is deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum,
Budapest; Hym. Typ. No. 5481.

Up to now 3 Euopius species have been known from the Indo-Australian Region.
The new species, E. milvus sp. n., is separated without difficulty from its allies by the features
composed in a key:

1 (4) IV. rer. postfurcal. Mouth either open or closed.

2 (3) r2 1.5 times longer than cuqu3. First tergite one-third longer medially than wide at

bind. Mouth open. Antenna with 32 joints. Ground colour of body black. I,egs yellow,
j: 2.5 mm. Sumatra E. jacohsoni (Fischer, 1966)

3 (2) r2 slightly shorter than cuqul (Fig. 3). First tergite one-fifth wider at hind than long

medially (Fig. 2). Mouth closed. Antenna with 14 15 joints. Ground colour of body

black, scutellum -f- metanotum rusty brown. Pegs straw yellow. $: 2.5 nun. New
Caledonia E. milvus sp. n.

4 (1 ) N. rec. antefurcal.

5 (6) First tergite twice as long as wide behind. Head above and mesopleuron smooth and

shiny. Anterior half of second tergite striated, otherwise together with further tergites
polished. Hind femur thin, seven times as long as broad. Antenna with 36 joints.
Ground colour of hotly reddish brown with yellow and black(ish) pattern, legs yellow.
5c? : 2*5 mm. Tasmania E. christophori Fischer, 1978

6 (5) First tergite one-third as long as wide behind. Head above and mesopleuron chagreened,

dull. Tergites 2 3 with very fine chagreen, subshiny, further tergites polished. Hind

femur thick, 3.5 times as long as broad. Antenna with 31 joints. Ground colour of
body black, legs brown. §: 2.7 nun. New Guinea E. nabirensis Fischer, 1971

Opius (Utetes) hulbutus sp. n. 5 (Figs 4—6)

$. Body 2.2—2.4 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 4) transverse,
2—2.1 times broader between eyes than long, behind eyes temple rounded to
strongly rounded, eye 1.3—1.4 times longer than temple. Face one-fifth wider
than high. Clypeus semicircular, twice wider below than high medially. Dis-

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tance between tentorial pits equal to that between pit and lowest point of eye.
Mouth open. Mandible gradually broadening basally, i.e. not expanded in a
subtooth below at its base. Cheek 1.4—1.5 times as long as basal width of
mandible. Eye in lateral view twice higher than wide; width of eye and temple
equalling. Ocelli small and forming a low triangle, distance between hind two
ocelli 1.5 times greater than that between fore and a hind ocelli. OOL 1.6—1.7
times longer than POL. Head polished, face and cheek uneven and shiny.
Antenna one-quarter longer than body, with 21—22 joints (21: holotype -\-
2 paratypes, 22: 1 paratype). First flagellar joint 6 times longer than broad,
further joints gradually shortening so that 18th joint thrice longer than broad,
last three (or 19th to 21st or 22nd) joints somewhat thickening (Fig. 5).

Mesosoma (1.3—)1.4 times as long as high, head in dorsal view somewhat
broader than mesonotum between tegulae. Mesonotum one-quarter wider than
long. Notaulix shallow and restricted to fore declivous part of mesonotum,
on disc of mesonotum very weak and indicated by row of hairs. Mesonotal
dimple also shallow. Starnaulix wide, irregularly crenulate. Propodeum and
mesopleuron rugose, otherwise mesosoma smooth and shiny. Hind femur dis¬
tinctly five times as long as broad distally.

Fore wing longer than body. Pterostigina (Fig. 6) narrow, almost parallel¬
sided, eight times as long as wide, issuing radial vein proximallv from its
basal third, rl slightly longer than the width of ptcrostigma, r2 1.5 times as
with as cuqul , r3 2.6—2.7 times as long as r2 and reaching tip of wing. Cu2
long distally somewhat converging r2 and cu2 ; n. rec. interstitial or just post-
furcal. B closed, d 1.6—1.8 times as long as n. rec.

Metasoma about as long as head + mesosoma together. First tergite
1.7—1.8 times as long as wide at hind, anteriorly distinctly, posteriorly less
distinctly broadening; its basal converging pair of keels short; its surface rugo-
striate. Second tergite anteriorly rugulo-striate in a variable extent, otherwise
together with further tergites polished. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as
long as hind basitarsus.

Ground colour of body dark to blackish brown, metasoma light brown to
brown. Legs brown to yellowish brown, coxae and trochanters yellow. Mandible
and clypeus brown, palpi pale yellow. Antenna brown, distally somewhat
darkening, pedicellus yellow(ish). Wings subhyaline, pterostigma and veins
yellowish brown.

$ and host unknown.

Locality Holotype $-{-3$ paratypes: New Guinea (NE), Mt. Wilhelm,
3900 in, 13 24 September 1968, leg. J. Balogh. —Holotype and 3 paratypes are deposited in

the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest; Hym. Typ. No. S482 (holotype), 3483—
5485 (paratypes).

Within the subgenus Utetes Forster, 1862, the new species, 0. bulbutus sp. n., seems
to be the nearest to 0. loksai sp. n. (New Guinea) and to 0. indianus Fischer, 1966 (India).
Their specific distinction is tabulated below:

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O. bulbututf gp. n.

1. Head in dorsal view 2 2.1 times broader

than long; eye 1.3—1.4 times longer than
temple, latter rounded (Fig. 4).

2. Last three joints of antenna slightly

thickening (Fig. 5). Antenna with 21 22

joints.

3. r2 1.6 times as long as cuqul , r3 2.9 3

times as long as r2 (Fig. 6).

4. Mandible brown.

0. bulbutus sp. n.

1. Pterostigma narrow, with parallel inner

and outer margins; rl somewhat longer
than width of pterostigma, r2 (1.5 )1.6

times as long as cuqul , r3 2.6 2.7 times

as long as r2 (Fig. 6).

2. First flagellar joint 6—7 times as long as

broad; antenna with 21 — 22 joints; last
2( 3) joints somew hat thickening (Fig. 5).

3. Hind femur distinctly five times as long as
broad distally.

4. Ovipositor sheath long, in lateral view half
as long as hind tibia.

5. Tergite 1 black, tergite 2 blackish brown
to brown; leg yellowish brown.

0. loksai sp. n.

1. Head in dorsal view 1.8 times broader than
long; eye 1.5 times longer than temple,
latter rather constricted (Fig. 17).

2. Last three joints of antenna attenuating.
Antenna with 27 joints (Fig. 7).

3. r2 twice as long as cuqul , r3 2.3 times as
long as r2 (Fig. 20).

4. Mandible yellow.

0. indianus Fl.

1. Pterostigma cuneiform, its inner and outer
margins not parallel; rl shorter than width
of ptero stigma, r2 1.5 times as long as
cuqul , r3 1.6— 1.7 times as long as r2
(Abb. 33 in Fischer, 1966: 52).

2. First flagellar joint twice as long as broad;
antenna w ith 24 joints: last joints attenuat¬
ing.

3. Hind femur four times as long as broad
distally.

4. Ovipositor sheath very short, in lateral
view one-sixth as long as hind tibia.

5. Tergites 1 2 yellow, legs light yellow.

Opius (Nosopoea) cyphus sp. n. ^ (Figs 8 11)

cJ. Body 2.8 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 8), cubic, 1.5 times
broader between eyes than long, behind eyes head between temples as broad
as between eyes, i.e. temple moderately rounded; eye minutely longer than
temple. Toruli as far from each other as from eye. Face 1.3 times wider than
high. Clypeus semicircular, twice wider below than high medially. Distance
between tentorial pits equal to that between tentorial pit and lowest point of
eye. Mouth open. Mandible strong and gradually broadening basally, i.e. not
expanded in a subtooth below at its base. Cheek half as long as basal width
of mandible. Eye in lateral view T 1.6 times higher than wide; width of eye
shorter than greatest width of temple (Fig. 9). Ocelli forming an equilateral
triangle, distance between ocelli equal to greatest diameter of an ocellus.
OOL twice as long as POL. Hoad polished, face laterally subpunctate to
uneven-subpunctate. Antenna one-quarter longer than body, with 33 joints.
First flagellar joint four times longer than broad, further joints gradually
shortening so that penultimate joint 2.6 times longer than broad.

Mesosoina in lateral view 1.7 times as long as high. Mesonotum as wide
between tegulae as long medially. Notaulix restricted to declivous part of
mesonotum, on disc of mesonotum indicated by row of hairs. Mesonotal

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dimple deep. Sternaulix absent. Propodeum almost evenly rugulose, meta-
pleuron smooth and only laterally uneven, otherwise mesosoma polished. Hind
femur 3.3 times as long as broad (Fig. 10). Hind tibia as long as hind tarsus;
hind basitarsus also as long as hind tarsal joints 2—3.

Fore wing about as long as body. Pterostigma 3.8 times as long as wide,
issuing radial vein hardly distally from its middle, rl much shorter than width
of stigma, r2 one-sixth longer than cuqul , r3 somewhat more than twice as
long as r2 and reaching tip of wing. Cu2 with distally weakly converging r2
and cu2 ; n. rec. postfurcal. B closed, d one-third longer than n. rec.

Metasoma somewhat longer than mesosoma but shorter than head -+■
mesosoma together. First tergite (Fig. 11) 1.45 times as long as wide at hind,
its anterior half distinctly broadening, its posterior half from stigma parallel¬
sided, converging pair of keels extending to fore half of tergite; its sculpture
longitudinally rugulose. Second and further tergites polished.

Figs 1 3. Euopius milvus sp. n. $: 1 head in dorsal view, 2 first tergite, 3 distal
part of right fore wing. — Figs 4 — 6. Opius bulbutus sp. n. 4 — head in dorsal view, 5 =
last eight antennal joints, 6 distal part of right fore wing. — Fig. 7 0. loksai sp. n.

last seven antennal joints. Figs 8 11. 0 . cyphus sp. n. 8 == head in dorsal view, 9 =

head in lateral view, 10 right hind femur, 11 = first tergite. — Figs 12 13. 0. circum -

scriptus Szepligeti: 12 = right hind femur, 13 = first tergite. - Figs 14—16. O. entzi sp. n.:

14 - head in dorsal view, 15 = clypeus, 16 — first tergite

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Ground colour of body rusty brown; vertex, mesosoma al>ove and hind
half of fourth tergite together with tergites 5 — 8 dark to blackish brown.
First tergite dark brown, second and third tergites brown. Legs yellow. Cheek
and temple below' yellow. Clypeus, mandible and oral organs yellow, palpi
pale yellow. Scape and pedicel brownish yellow, flagellum dark. Tegula yellow.
Wings hyaline, pterostigma opaque brown, veins yellowish brown.

$ and host unknown.

Locality Holotype cJ: Uganda, Mujenjc, August 1913, leg. “Katona”
Kittenberger. — Holotype is deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Buda¬
pest; Hym. Typ. No. 5486.

Structurally the new species, 0. cyphus sp. n., is resembling 0. ( Uteles) major Szep-
ligeti, 1914 (Kenya), but they differ in several features of specific value:

(). cyphus sp. n.

1. Antenna with 33 joints, only one-quarter
longer than body.

2. Head in dorsal view cubic, 1.5 times
broader than long (Fig. 8).

3. Propodeum rugulose, metapleuron smooth
and only laterally uneven.

4. First tergite long, 1.45 times longer than
wide at hind, anteriorly broadening, behind
stigma parallel-sided (Fig. 11).

5. Ground colour of body rusty brown with
blackish pattern.

0. inajor SzEPL.

1. Antenna with 54 joints, almost twice
longer than body.

2. Head in dorsal view transverse, twice
broader than long.

3. Propodeum and metapleuron roughly
rugose.

4. First tergite less long, 1.25 times longer
than wide at hind, evenly broadening
posteriorly.

5. Ground colour of body black.

In many respects the new species is similar to 0. ( LJtetes ) circumscriptus Szepligeti,
1914 (Kenya, Ethiopia), although they are easily separated by the features expounded below:

0. cyphus sp. n.

1. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 8) cubic, 1.5
times broader than long, eye slightly longer
than temple.

2. First tergite (Fig. 11) from base to stigma
broadening, behind stigma parallel-sided.

3. Second tergite polished.

4. Hind femur 3.3 times longer than broad
(Fig. 10).

5. Ground colour of body rusty brown with
blackish pattern.

0. circumscriptus SzEPL.

1. Head in dorsal view (Abb. 1 in Fischer,
1961: 264) transverse, 1.9 times broader
than long: eye one-third longer than
temple.

2. First tergite (Fig. 13) evenly broadening
from base to hind end.

3. Second tergite chagreened.

4. Hind femur four times longer than broad

(Fig. 12).

5. Ground colour of body blackish brown,

tergites 2 3 yellow or (light) brown.

Opiiis (Gastrosema) entzi sp. n. $ (Figs 14—16)

$. Body 1.7 mm long. Head in dorsal view' (Fig. 14) transverse, twice
broader than long, behind eyes temple rounded, eye 2.5 times longer than
temple, occiput excavated. Toruli just nearer to eye than to each other. Face
transverse, 1.5 times wider than high, inner margin of eye indistinctly diverg-

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ing ventrally. Clypeus distinctly four times wider below than high medially,
its lower margin somewhat concave (Fig. 15). Distance between tentorial pits
thrice longer than that between tentorial pits and lowest point of eye. Mouth
open. Mandible gradually broadening basally, i.e. not expanded in a subtooth
below at its base. Cheek as long as basal width of mandible. Eye in lateral
view 1.46 times higher than wide; eye 1.6 times wider than temple. Ocelli
small, forming an equilateral triangle, distance between two ocelli 1.66 times
greater than diameter of an ocellus. 00L clearly twice as long as POL. Head
polished. Antenna nearly twice as long as body, with 27 joints. First flagellar
joint 2.66 times longer than broad, further joints gradually shortening so that
penultimate joint twice longer than broad.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.6 times as long as high. Mesonotum somewhat
wider between tegulae than long medially. Notaulix hardly distinct on declivous
part of mesonotum, on its disc absent and indicated by row of hairs. Mesonotal
dimple absent. Sternaulix narrow and rather deeply depressed with fine
crenulation. Propodeum polished, laterally uneven-subrugulose. Metapleuron
smooth, above somewhat uneven. Rest of abdomen polished. Hind femur 3.75
times as long as broad. Hind tibia as long as hind tarsus; hind basitarsus
slightly shorter than hind tarsal joints 2 — 3.

Fore wing somewhat longer than body. Pterostigma five times as long
as wide, issuing radial vein from its proximal fourth, rl very short, i.e. as long
as its own width, r2 1.5 times longer than cuqul , r3 3.44 times longer than r2
and reaching tip of wing. Cu2 with distally converging r2 and cu2 ; n. rec.
postfurcal. B closed, d one-fourth longer than n. rec.

Metasoma longer than mesosoma but shorter than head -|- mesosoma
together. First tergite (Fig. 16) unusually wide, 1.2 times wider behind than
long medially, with evenly broadening sides; converging pair of keel short
and extending on its basal fourth; its sculpture densely rugulose. Second
tergite entirely and evenly chagreened, third tergite posteriorly with weaken¬
ing chagreen so that before its hind margin smooth and shiny. Further tergites
polished. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long as first tergite.

Ground colour of body reddish yellow to yellow. Ocellar field, mesosoma
dorsally, hind half of third tergite together with further tergites brown to
dark brown. Scape and anellus yellowish, flagellum brown. Oral organs with
palpi pale yellow. Legs yellow, coxae and trochanters pale yellow, end of hind
tibia -|- hind tarus infuscate. Wings subhyaline, pterostigma and veins
brownish.

$ and host unknown.

Locality — Holotype Ghana, Bagyamze, 100 km SW from Tamale, 8
January 1969, leg. Entz.- Holotype is deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum,
Budapest; Hym. Typ. No. 5487.

The new species is dedicated to its collector. Dr. Bela Entz, the well-known expert
in hydrobiology.

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Within the subgenus Gastrosema Fischer and with the key for the tropical African
species of Gastrosema (Fischer, 1972a, 1972b) the new species, 0. (G.) vnlzi sp. n., runs to
0. kallibasis Fischer, 1972 (Transvaal) and O. caboverdensis Hedqvist, 1965 (Cape Verde
Islands). The differentation of the new species is difficult and its separation is restricted to a
few features:

(). eiitzi sp. n.

1. First tergite rugulose, 1.2 times wider
behind than long medially (Fig. 16).

2. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long
as first tergite.

3. In dorsal view eye twice as long as
temple, latter rounded (Fig. 14).

4. Clypeus four times wider below than high
medially (Fig. 15).

5. Head reddish yellow; second tergite
entirely reddish yellow.

O. entzi sp. n.

1. Mesosoma in lateral view 1.6 times longer
than high.

2. Antenna with 27 joints.

3. Distance between two ocelli only 1.66
times greater than diameter of an ocellus.

4. In lateral view ovipositor sheath as long
as first tergite.

5. First tergite somewhat wider behind than
long medially (Fig. 16).

6. First tergite reddish yellow, second tergite
yellow'.

O. kallibasis Fl.

1. First tergite almost smooth, 1.2 times
longer than wide at hind.

2. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view half as
long as first tergite.

3. In dorsal view eye 1.7 times as long as
temple, latter rounded.

4. Clypeus 2.5 times w'ider below than high
medially.

5. Head black; second tergite only anteriorly
reddish yellow.

O. caboverdensis Hedq.

1. Mesosoma in lateral view 1.3 times longer
than high.

2. Antenna with 22 joints.

3. Distance between two ocelli twice greater
than diameter of an ocellus.

4. In lateral view ovipositor sheath half as
long as first tergite.

5. First tergite as long medially as wide
behind.

6. First and second tergites black.

Opius (Utetes) loksai sp. n. $ (Figs 17—20)

$. Body 2.5 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 17) less transverse, 1.8
times broader between eyes than long, behind eyes temple almost straightly
constricted; eye 1.4 times longer than temple. Face about as wide as high.
Clypeus (Fig. 18) unusually high, nearly as high as wide below, its suture
separating from face almost indistinctly; distance between tentorial pits longer
than that between pit and lowest point of eye. Mouth open. Mandible gradually
broadening basally, i.e. not expanded in a subtooth at its base. Cheek 1.6
times longer than basal width of mandible. Eye in lateral view 1.7 times higher
than wide; width of eye and temple equal. Ocelli small and forming rather a
triangle, distance between hind two ocelli 1.5 times greater than that between
fore and a hind ocelli. OOL almost twice as long as POL. Temporal carina
relatively strong. Head polished, face uneven. Antenna longer than body,
with 27 joints. First flagellar joint seven times longer than broad, further

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joints gradually shortening so that penultimate joint distinctly thrice longer
than broad.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.5 times as long as high, head in dorsal view
slightly broader than mesonotum between tegulae. Mesonotum minutely wider
than long. Notaulix restricted to declivous part of mesonotum, on disc of
mesonotum weakly depressed. Mesonotal dimple shallow, rather dash-like.
Sternaulix and metapleuron rugose, mesonotum smooth to uneven and less
shiny, otherwise mesosoma polished. Mesonotum and scutellum densely haired
(hut not pubescent). Hind femur six times as long as broad at its distal third
(Fig. 19). Hind tibia one-quarter longer than hind tarsus. Hind basitarsus
somewhat longer than hind tarsal joints 2—3.

Fore wing longer than body. Pterostigma (Fig. 20) narrow, parallel¬
sided. ten to eleven times as long as wide, issuing radial vein from its proximal
third, rl twice as long as width of pterostigma, r2 twice as long as cuqul ,
r3 2.3 times as long as r2 and reaching tip of wing. Cu2 distally with faintly
converging r2 and cu2; n. rec. distinctly postfurcal. B closed, d 1.66 times as
long as n. rec.

Metasoma shorter than head -f- mesosoma but longer than mesosoma
alone. First tergite 1.6—1.7 times longer than wide at hind; from base to
stigma broadening, behind stigma subparallel-sided; basal pair of keel short
and ending at anterior third of tergite; its surface strigo-rugose. Second tergite
medio-anteriorly strigo-rugose, otherwise together with further tergites polished.
Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long as hind basitarsus.

Head and metasoma brown; head above, mesosoma and first tergite
blackish brown. Legs yellow, fore tibia, middle and hind femora + tibiae
faintly infuscate. Mandible yellow, palpi pale yellow. Antenna brown, pedi-
cellus yellowish. Wings subhyaline, pterostigma and veins yellowish brown,
and host unknown.

Locality - Holotype $: New Guinea (NE), Mt. Wilhelm, Field Station, 20
September 1968, leg. Loksa. — Holotype is deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum,
Budapest; Hym. Typ. No. 5488.

The new species is dedicated to Prof. Dr. Imre Loksa (Budapest), the collector of the
new species and the well-known specialist of Myriopoda and Colleinbola.

Within the subgenus Utetes Forster the new species 0. ( U .) loksai sp. n., runs to
O. pilosidorsum Fischer, 1966 (Philippines); their distinction is given in a tabular form:

0. loksai sp. n.

1. Head in dorsal view' 1.8 times as broad as
long, eye only 1.4 times longer than
temple, latter relatively less constricted
(Fig. 17).

2. First flagellar joint seven times, penulti¬
mate joint thrice as long as broad (Fig. 7);
antenna with 27 joints.

0. pilosidorsum Fl.

1. Head in dorsal view twice as broad as
long, eye distinctly twice longer than
temple, latter relatively more constricted
(Fig. 21).

2. First flagellar joint five times, penultimate
joint twice as long as broad: antenna with
29 — 30 joints.

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3. Pterostigma narrow, with parallel inner
and outer margins; rl twice longer than
width of pterostigma; r2 twice as long as
cuqul y r3 2.3 times longer than r2 (Fig. 20).

4. Hind femur six times as long as hroad

(Fig. 19).

5. Head brown, above dark brown. Mesosoma
dark brown, begs yellowish brown.

3. Pterostigma cuneiform, its inner and outer
margins not parallel; rl half as long as
width of pterostigma; r2 1.5 times as long
as cuqul , r3 1.6—1.7 times longer than r2
(Abb. 52 in Fischer, 1966: 90).

4. Hind femur four times as long as broad

(Fig. 22).

5. Head reddish yellow, only vertex dark
brown. Mesosoma reddish yellow except
its dorsal dark brown to blackish side.
Legs light yellow.

Opius (Utetes) nadtis sp. n. (Figs 23—25)

cJ. Body 3 mm long. Head in dorsal view transverse, 2.1 times broader
than long and only somewhat broader than mesonotum between tegulae, eye
twice as long as temple, latter strongly rounded, occiput moderately excavated.
Toruli slightly nearer to eye than to each other. Ocelli relatively large, dis¬
tance between fore and a hind ocelli somewhat shorter than greatest diameter
of hind elliptic ocellus; OOL twice as long as POL. Face together with clypeus
one-fourth wider than high, inner margin of eyes somewhat diverging ventrally.
Clypeus semicircular, twice wider below than high medially. Mouth open.
Mandible without subtooth at its lower base. Cheek as long as basal width of
mandible. Eye in lateral view 1.75 times higher than wide; in lateral view
temple broadening vent rally, its greatest width half as wide as eye. Head
polished. Antenna somewhat longer than body. Left antenna with 29, right
antenna with 30 joints. First flagellar joint thrice, penultimate joint 1.7 times
as long as broad, flagellum Hist ally slightly attenuating.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.3 times as long as high. Mesonotum one-
fourth wider than long medially. Mesonotal dimple round and deep; notaulix
restricted to declivous part of mesonotum. Prescutellar furrow crenulated.
Mesonotum, scutellum and mesopleuron polished. Sternaulix wide and crenu¬
lated. Propodeum eveidv scrobiculo-rugose, dull. Hind femur four times longer
than broad. Hind tarsus one-fifth longer than hind tibia. In lateral view hind
tarsal joints somewhat less strong (in comparison to 0. mudigerensis Fi.), basi-
tarsus twice as long as second tarsal joint (Fig. 24).

Fore wing about as long as body. Pterostigma (Fig. 25) distinctly thrice
as long as wide, issuing radial vein from its middle, rl short, less than half as
long as width of pterostigma. Cu2 less long and narrowing, i.e. r2 and cu2
converging distally; r2 1.6 times as long as cuqul , r3 1.7 times as long as r2
and reaching tip of wing. N. rec . conspicuously postfurcal (Fig. 25), half as
long as d. B closed.

Metasoma as long as mesosoma. First tergite (Fig. 23) minutely longer
than wide at hind, distinctly though not evenly broadening posteriorly, i.e.

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from base to spiracle strongly broadening, from spiracle to hind end sides
subparallel; its hind width twice greater than basal width; pair of keel weakly
converging and merging behind into sculpture; surface of first tergite evenly
scrobiculo-rugose similar to that of propodeum. Tergites 2—3 fused, suture
between them indistinct. Second and further tergites polished.

Ground colour of body black. Clypeus brown. Mandible and labrum
yellowish brown, palpi straw yellow. Scape and pedicel yellowish, flagellum
dark. Tegula brownish yellow. Legs yellow, coxae and trochanters whitish;
hind tibia and basitarsus apically, further tarsal joints almost entirely blackish.
Wings subhyaline. Pterostigma dark brown, venation brownish, n. bas. blackish
pigmented.

9 and host unknown.

Locality- H o 1 o t y p e India, Tamil Nadu, Anaiamalai Hills, Sirvani forest,
1000 m, 27 March 1980, leg. Topal, No. 300. Holotype is deposited in the Hungarian Natural
History Museum. Budapest; Hym. Typ. No. 5489.

Figs 17 20. Opius loksai sp. n. 17 head in dorsal view, 18 clypeus, 19 right hind

femur, 20 — distal part of right fore wing. Figs 21 - 22. 0. pilosidorsum Fischer: 21 —
head in dorsal view, 22 right hind femur. — Figs 23 25. 0. nadus sp. n. 23 first

tergite, 24 = hind tarsal joints 1 — 2, 25 = distal part of right fore wing. Figs 26 28.

O. mudigerensis Fischer: 26 first tergite, 27 = hind tarsal joints 1 — 2, 28 distal part of

right fore wing

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W ithin the* subgenus Dtetes Forster tin* new species O. (I/.) nadus sp. n., is allied with
O. (U.) mudigerensis Fischer, 1980 (South India). The two species are differentiated by the

following features:

O. nadus sp. n.

1. Cu2 less long, r2 1.6 times as long as cuqul ,
r3 1.5 times longer than r2 (Fig. 25).

2. First tergite distinctly broadening from
base to spiracle, behind spiracle sub¬
parallel: minutely longer than wide at
hind (Fig. 23): its surface scrobiculo-
rugose, basal pair of keel merging into
sculpture, dull.

3. In lateral view hind tarsal joints somewhat
less strong, hasitarsus distinctly twice
longer than second joint (Fig. 24).

4. Antenna with 30 joints, first flagellar joint
thrice as long as broad.

O. mudigerensis Fl.

1. Cu2 long, r2 1.75 to 1.9 times as long as
cuqul , r3 as long as to 1.25 times longer
than r2 (Fig. 28).

2. First tergite gradually broadening pos¬
teriorly, 1.25 times longer than wide at
hind (Fig. 26): its surface smooth, medially
with longitudinal striato-rugosity, shiny;
basal pair of keel reaching hind end tergite

(Fiff. 26).

3. In lateral view hind tarsal joints somewhat
stronger, basitarsus 1.7 times longer than
second joint (Fig. 27).

4. Antenna with 38 joints, first flagellar

joint twice as long as broad.

Opius (Utetes) pestes sp. n. 5 (Figs 29—30)

$. Body 2.2 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 29) transverse, twice
broader than long, and distinctly broader than mesonotuin between tegulae,
eye thrice as long as temple, latter constricted behind eye, occiput moderately
excavated. Toruli slightly nearer to eye than to each other. Ocelli relatively
large, distance between fore and a hind ocelli shorter than greatest diameter
of hind elliptic ocellus; OOL distinctly twice as long as POL. Face together
with clypeus somewhat wider than high, inner margin of eyes subparallel.
Clypeus wide, thrice wider below than high medially. Mouth open. Mandible
without subtooth at its lower base. Cheek shorter than basal width of mandible.
Eye in lateral view r 1.7 times higher than wide; temple hardly broadening
vent rally and half as wide as eye. Head polished, face punct ate and towards
toruli roughened-punctate. Antenna one-third longer than body, with 29 joints.
First flagellar joint thrice, penultimate joint clearly twice as long as broad,
flagellum distally attenuating.

Mesosonia in lateral view somewhat longer than high. Mesonotuin mi¬
nutely longer than with* between tegulae. Mesonotal dimple usual in size and
depth. Notaulix restricted to declivous part of mesonotuin, on its disc absent.
Prescutellar furrow^ narrow, crenulated. Sternaulix narrow and finely crenu-
lated. Mesosoma polished; propodeum w ith a medio-longitudinal keel diverging
above lunule and merging into marginal carina of propodeum. Hind femur
five times longer than broad. Hind tibia and tarsus equal in length. Hind
basitarsus as long as tarsal joints 2—3 4" half 4.

Fore wing longer than body and about as long as antenna. Pterostigma
four times as long as wide, issuing radial vein proximal from its middle; rl very

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short, r2 1.6 times longer than cuqul , r3 1.7 times longer than r2 and reaching
tip of wing. N. rec. interstitial (right wing) or slightly postfurcal (left wing),
one-third shorter than d. B closed.

Metasoma in lateral view as long as mesosoma. First tergite (Fig. 30)
petiolate and moderately broadening posteriorly, 1.5 times longer than broad
at hind, furthermore, its hind width less than twice as great as its basal width.
Spiracle of first tergite distinctly behind middle; surface of first tergite smooth
and shiny, on its hind third longitudinally uneven. Further tergites polished.
Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long as hind basitarsus.

Body black. Face, clypeus, margin of eye and mandible pale brownish
yellow; face above clypeus brown(isli). Palpi pale. Tegula yellow. Imaginary
course of notaulix dark rusty. Legs yellow, coxae and first trochanter whitish.
Hind tibia apically and entire tarsus faintly brownish. Wing hyaline. Ptero-
stigma and venation with brownish pigmentation,
and host unknown.

L o c a lit y H o 1 o t y p e $: India, West Bengal, Darjeeling district, Goomti,
1200 m, 27 May- LI June 1980, leg. Topal, No. 419. — Holotype is deposited in the Hungar¬
ian Natural History Museum, Budapest; Ilyin. Typ. No. 5490.

Easy to recognize the affinity of the new species, O. (U.) pestes sp. n., with 0. (U.)
fulvifacies Fischer, 1966 (Taiwan) owing to its pale brownish yellow face; the two species

may be separated by the following features:

0. pestes sp. n.

1. Notaulix distinct and shallow at its base
(on declivous part of inesonotum), and not
extended to disc of inesonotum.

2. Temple in dorsal view constricted behind
eye, latter thrice as long as temple (Fig.
29).

3. Antenna with 29 joints.

4. Sternaulix narrow, finely crenulated.

5. First tergite petiolate and moderately
broadening posteriorly, 1.5 times as long
as wide at hind (Fig. 30).

O. fulvifacies Fi.

1. Notaulix very deep at its base (on declivous
part of mesonotum), extended to disc of
inesonotum but here gradually shallowing
and ending near before dimple.

2. Temple in dorsal view rounded behind eye,
latter twice as long as temple (Fig. 31).

3. Antenna with 36 joints.

4. Sternaulix wide, strongly crenulated.

5. First tergite not petiolate, strongly broad¬
ening posteriorly, as long as wide at hind
(Fig. 32).

Opius (Nosopoea) propecubitalis sp. n. $ (Figs 33—34)

$. Body 2.1 mm long. Head in dorsal view transverse, twice broader
than long, clearly broader than mesonotum between tegulae, eye twice as
long as temple, latter behind eye rounded, occiput weakly excavated. Toruli
minutely nearer to each other than to eye. Ocelli small, distance between fore
and a hind ocelli shorter than greatest diameter of hind ocellus; OOL twice as
long as POL. Face together with clypeus slightly wider than high, inner margin

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of eyes subparallel (or faintly converging vent rally). Clypeus subsemicircular,
almost twice wider below than high medially. Mouth open. Mandible without
subtooth at its lower base. Cheek minutely longer than basal width of mandible.
Eye in lateral view twice higher than wide; temple evenly broad and eye 1.6
times wider than temple. Head polished. Antenna long, about twice longer
than body, with 29 joints. First flagellar joint four times, penultimate joint

2.6 times as long as broad, flagellum distally attenuating.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.3 times longer than high. Mesonotuin one-
quarter wider between tegulae than long medially. Mesonotal dimple round
and average in depth. Notaulix restricted to declivous part of mesonotum, on
its disc absent, its imaginary course indicated by a row of long hairs. Pre-
scutellar furrow crenulated. Sternaulix short and smooth. Propodeum rugo-
rugulose, laterally subrugulose to smooth, shiny; otherwise mesosoma polished.
Hind femur six times longer than broad, somewhat indented. Hind tibia and
tarsus equal in length. Hind basitarsus as long as tarsal joints 2 —3.

Fore wing about 1.5 times longer than body, but shorter than antenna.
Pterostigma (Fig. 33) seven times as long as w ide, parallel-sided, issuing radial
vein proximal from its middle; rl very short, r2 2.2 —2.3 times longer than
cuqul , r3 1.7 times longer than r2 and reaching tip of wing. Cu2 long, sub-
parallel-sided. N. rec. postfurcal, one-third shorter than d. B closed.

Metasoma in lateral view as long as mesosoma. First tergite (Fig. 34)

1.7 times longer than wide at hind, not evenly broadening posteriorly; pair of
spiracle about at middle, pair of basal keel merging behind into longitudinal
(and not parallel) striato-rugulosity, otherwise tergite smooth and entirely
shiny. Further tergites polished. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view short, as
long as hind tarsal joints 3— 4.

Body black, metasoma except first tergite dark brown. Temple and face
also dark brown. Clypeus below yellowish. Mandible and labrum yellow, palpi
straw yellow. Tegula and legs yellow; coxae and trochanters whitish, hind
tibia and tarsus dark brown, former at its base yellow. Wings subhyaline.
Pterostigma and veins greyish-yellowish pigmented,
and host unknow n.

Locality Holotype 9: India, West Bengal, Darjeeling district, Debrapani,
1700 in, 30 May 1980, leg. Topal, No. 434. Holotype is deposited in the Hungarian Natural
History Museum, Budapest; Hym. Typ. No. 5491.

The new species, O. (Nosopoea) propecubitalis sp. n., may be confused with O. (AT.)
cubitalis Fischer, 1959 (Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary Japan, Korea); a meticulous

comparison of the two forms, however, reveals

0. propccuhitalis sp. n.

1. r3 1.7 times longer than r2 (Fig. 33).

2. First tergite 1.7 times longer than wide at
hind, not evenly broadening posteriorly

d ig. 34).

the specific differences between them:

O. cubitalis Fl.

1. r3 1.4 times longer than r2 (Fig. 36).

2. First tergite distinctly twice longer than
wide at hind, evenly and slightly broaden¬
ing posteriorly (Fig. 35).

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3. Ocelli relatively large, distance between
fore and a hind ocelli shorter than greatest
diameter of hind ocellus, hind ocelli dis¬
tinctly elliptic.

4. Mesonotum without “trimmed” hairs.

5. Ground colour of body black.

3. Ocelli relatively small, distance between
fore and a hind ocelli somewhat longer
than greatest diameter of hind ocellus,
hind ocelli indistinctly elliptic.

4. Mesonotum with “trimmed” and dense
hairs.

5. Ground colour of body brown to dark
brown.

In Fischer’s key (1966) the new species runs to O. (A r .) borneanus Fischer, 1962
(Borneo), however, they clearly differ from each other by the following features:

O. propecubitalis sp. n.

1. Antenna with 29 joints.

2. First tergite 1.7 times longer than wide at
hind (Fig. 34).

3. r2 distinctly twice longer than cuqul.

4. Hind femur less thick, five times as long
as broad.

5. Legs yellow, hind tibia and tarsus dark
brown.

6. Body 2.1 mm long.

O. borneanus Fl.

1. Antenna with 42 joints.

2. First tergite as long as wide at hind.

3. r2 1.5— 1.6 times longer than cuqul.

4. llind femur thick, thrice as long as broad.

5. Legs brown.

6. Body 3.6 mm long.

Opius (Nosopoea) remissus sp. n. $ (Figs 37—40)

Body 1.5 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 37) twice broader than
long, distinctly broader than mesonotum between tegulae. Eye distinctly four
times as long as temple, latter constricted, occiput weakly excavated. Toruli
somew hat nearer to eye than to each other. Ocelli small, distance between fore
and a hind ocelli greater than diameter of hind ocellus; OOL about thrice as
long as POL. Face together w ith clypeus almost as high as wide, inner margin
of eye arched. Clypeus 2.6 times wider than high medially. Mouth open.
Mandible (Fig. 39) unusually short and rather stout, 1.4 times longer than
high basally, without subtooth at its lower base. Cheek somewhat shorter than
basal width of mandible. Eye in lateral view' feebly elliptic, 1.3 times higher
than wide; temple somewhat broadening ventrally, somewhat less than half
as wide as eye (Fig. 38). Head polished. Antenna 1.6 times longer than body,
with 21 joints. First flagellar joint four times, penultimate joint thrice as long
as broad, flagellum indistinctly attenuating.

Mcsosoma in lateral view 1.4 times longer than high. Mesonotum just
wider between tegulae than long medially. Mesonotal dimple small, round,
somewhat less deep than usually. Notaulix restricted to declivous part of
mesonotum. on its disc almost indistinct and indicated by a row of a few' and
rather short hairs. Prescutellar furrow narrow, weakly crenulated. Sternaulix
linearly well depressed and smooth, i.e. uncrenulated. Mesosoma polished.

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Propodeum areolated by keels, above lunule a five-sided areola and with
further four areolae; propodeum medially, i.e. above liiiiule and field above this
areola subrugulose-uneven, laterally uneven to smooth, shiny. Hind femur
five times longer than broad. Hind tibia somewhat (or about one-seventh)
longer than tarsus. Hind basitarsus as long as tarsal joints 2 — 4.

Fore w ing about 1.6 times longer than body and about as long as antenna.
Pterostigma (Fig. 40) six times longer than wide, issuing radial vein far
proximally from its middle; rl short, r2 2.6 times longer than cuqul, r3 1.5
times longer than r2 and reaching tip of wing. Cu2 long and subparallel-sided.
N. rec. postfurcal, somewhat shorter than d. B closed, posteriorly moderately
widening, i.e. d and n. anal, somewhat diverging distally.

Metasoma in lateral view as long as mesosoma. First tergite 1.33 times
longer than wide at hind, moderately broadening posteriorly, its bind width
one-third greater than its basal width; pair of basal keel distinct, parallel and

pccubitalis sp. n. 33 distal part of right fore wing, 34 = first tergite. F'igs 35 36.

0. cubital is Fischer: 35 = first tergite, 36 distal part of right fore wing. — Figs 37 40.

0. remissus sp. n. $: 37 head in dorsal view, 38 head in lateral view, 39 left mandible,

40 distal part of right fore wing. Figs 41 43. O. viennensis Fischer: 41 head in

dorsal view, 42 = left mandible, 43 distal part of right fore wing

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reaching hind end of tergite; field between keels longitudinally rugulose,
laterally from keels uneven to smooth, shiny. Second tergite medially longi¬
tudinally rugulose, otherwise together with further tergites polished. Ovipositor
sheath in lateral view as long as hind basitarsus.

Body dorsally yellowish brown, ventrally yellow. Face, clypeus, temple,
labrum and mandible yellow; tegula yellow. Legs yellow. Wings hyaline,
pterostigma and veins yellowish pigmented.

(J and host unknown.

Locality — Holotype India, Mansinai at Cherrapunjee, 1400 in. 18 Novem¬
ber 1967, leg. Topal, No. 912. Holotype is deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Muse
um, Budapest; Hyrn. Typ. No. 5492.

With its areolated propodeum the new species, 0. ( Nosopoea ) remissus sp. n., clearly
differs from all other species of the Palaearctic and Indo-Australian Region within the sub-
genus Nosopoea Forster. Owing to its reddish yellow body and long ovipositor sheath the
new species seems to be nearest to O. ( N .) viennensis Fischer. 1959 (Austria, Czechoslovakia,
Hungary), their distinction is tabulated below:

O. viennensis Fl.

0. remissus sp. n.

1. Head behind eyes constricted, eye clearly
4 times longer than temple (Fig. 37).

2. Propodeum subrugulose-uneven to smooth,
areolated by a transverse and a pair of
longitudinal keels, latter situated poste¬
riorly from transverse keel.

3. Mandible short and rather stout. 1.4 times
longer than high at its base (Fig. 39).

4. First tergite 1.33 times longer than broad
at hind, moderately broadening poste¬
riorly.

5. Temple in lateral view somewhat broaden¬
ing ventrally, its greatest width less than
half as long as width of eye (Fig. 38).

6. Pterostigma six times as long as wide; r2
2.6 times longer than cuqul , r3 1.5 times as
long as r2 and reaching distinctly tip of
wing, veins not thickened (Fig. 40).

7. Mesonotum evenly yellowish brown, i.e.
without dark maculae.

8. Body 1.5 mm long.

1. Head behind eyes weakly rounded, eye
somewhat longer than temple (Fig. 41).

2. Propodeum shagreened-subrugulose, with¬
out areolation.

3. Mandible long as usually, 2.5 times longer
than high at its base (Fig. 42).

4. First tergite one-fifth wider behind than
long, more broadening posteriorly.

5. Temple in lateral view distinctly broaden¬
ing ventrally, its greatest width almost as
long as width of eye.

6. Pterostigma 3.3 3.5 times as long as

wide; r2 twice longer than cuqul. r3 nearly
twice as long as r2 and just reaching tip of
wing, veins somewhat thickened (Fig. 43).

7. Mesonotum with three blackish maculae,
imaginary course of notaulices and around
dimple reddish yellow.

8. Body 2.3 mm long.

Opius (Utetes) stippurus sp. n. $ (Figs 44—45)

$. Body 2 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 44) distinctly twice broader
than long, one-sixth broader than mesonotum between tegulae. Eye 2.5 times
as long as temple, latter rather strongly rounded, occiput weakly excavated.

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Toruli nearer to eye than to each other. Ocelli small, distance between fore
and a hind ocelli longer than diameter of hind ocellus; OOL almost thrice as
long as POL. Face together with clypeus slightly wider than high, inner
margin of eyes arched. Clypeus semicircular, twice wider below than high
medially. Mouth open. Mandible without subtooth at its lower base. Cheek
clearly longer than basal width of mandible. Eye in lateral view 1.4 times
higher than wide; temple broadening ventrally, its greatest width only one-
third shorter than that of eye. Head polished. Antenna 1.6 times longer than
body, with 22 joints. Flagellum thin and not attenuating distally, first flagellar
joint six times, penultimate joint thrice as long as broad.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.5 times longer than high. Mesonotum just
wider between tegulae than long medially. Mesonotal dimple round and deep,
of usual size. Notaulix restricted to declivous part of mesonotum, on its disc
absent and indicated its course by a row of hairs. Prescutellar furrow crenulated.
Sternaulix short, weakly crenulated. Mesosoma polished. Propodeum rugose,
anteriorly and latero-posteriorly with uneven to smooth small fields. Hind
femur five times longer than broad. Hind tibia and tarsus equal in length.
Hind basitarsus slightly longer than tarsal joints 2—4 together.

Fore wing 1.3 times longer than body, antenna 1.65 times longer than
fore wing. Pterostigma six times longer than wide, subparallel-sided, issuing
radial vein far proximally from its middle; rl short, r2 twice longer than cuqul ,
r3 1.5 times longer than r2 and reaching tip of wing. Cu2 (Fig. 45) long and
almost parallel-sided. N. rec. postfurcal, somewhat shorter than d. B closed.

Metasoma in lateral view as long as mesosoma. First tergite 1.45 times
longer than wide at hind, spiracle anteriorly from middle, behind spiracle
tergite moderately broadening, hind width of tergite 1.4 times greater than
width between spiracles. Pair of basal keel of first tergite merging about
middle of tergite into rather longitudinal rugo-rugulosity. Antero-median field
of second tergite roughened, otherwise together with further tergites polished.
Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long as hind tarsal joints 2—3 together
and somewhat shorter than hind basitarsus.

Body brownish black to black. Clypeus, labrum and mandible yellow,
palpi light yellow, cheek yellowish. Scape brownish yellow, flagellum brown,
last four joints somewhat lightened. Tegula yellow. Legs yellow, hind tibia
apically and entire hind tarsus weakly brownish. Wings hyaline, pterostigma
and veins greyish-yellowish.

(J and host unknown.

Locality H o 1 o t y p e India, Karnataka, Shimoga district. Jog Falls, UV
lamp at night, 2 March 1980, leg. Topal, No. 167. Holotype is deposited in the Hungarian
Natural History Museum, Budapest; Hym. Typ. No. S493.

Structurally the new species, O. ( (Jtetes) suppurus sp. n., is closely allied with O. (U.)
aemulus Haliday, 1837 (Europe), O. (U.) nepalensis Fischer, 1966 (Nepal) and 0. (U .)

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pseudonepalensis Fischer. 1966 (Nepal); from among the three species O. aemulus Hal. is
very similar to the new species, their distinction is tabulated below;

O. suppurus sp. n. O. aemulus Hal.

1. Head in dorsal view distinctly twice
broader than long, eye 2.S times longer
than temple (Fig. 44).

2. Antenna with 22 joints. First flagellar
joint six times, penultimate joint dis¬
tinctly thrice as long as broad.

3. Ovipositor sheath less long, in lateral view
somewhat shorter than hind basitarsus.

4. Hind basitarsus long, in lateral view as
long as hind tarsal joints 2 — 4.

5. Metasoma entirely brownish black, first
tergite black.

O. suppurus sp. n.

1. Propodeum rugose, without areolae.

2. Head behind eyes rounded (Fig. 44).

3. Cu2 less widening proximally, i.e. r2 and
cu2 almost parallel (Fig. 45).

4. Flagellum dark, last four joints somewhat
lightened.

5. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long as
one-quarter of metasoma.

O. suppurus sp. n.

1. Cu2 less widening proximally, i.e. r2 and
cu2 almost parallel: r2 twice longer than
cuqul (Fig. 45).

2. Ocelli relatively small, distance between
fore and a hind ocelli longer than diameter
of an ocellus.

3. Flagellar joints relatively long, joints of
distal half of flagellum clearly thrice as
long as broad; antenna with 22 joints.

4. Propodeum without a transverse carina.

1. Head in dorsal view l.8( -1.9) times
broader than long, eye somewhat longer
than temple (Fig. 46).

2. Antenna with 26 30 joints. First flagellar

joint four times, penultimate joint 2.5( 3)

times as long as broad.

3. Ovipositor sheath long, in lateral view as

long as hind tarsal joints 1 2.

4. Hind basitarsus less long, in lateral view

as long as hind tarsal joints 2 3.

5. Metasoma dark, tergites 2 3(— 4) fre^

quently yellow.

O. nepalensis Fl.

1. Propodeum smooth, above hmule with a
five-sided areola.

2. Head behind eyes rather constricted (cf.
Fig. 37).

3. Cu2 more widening proximally, i.e. r2 and
cu2 not parallel (Fig. 47).

4. Flagellum dark, last 4—6 joints whitish.

5. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long
as half metasoma.

0. pseudonepalensis Fl.

1. Cu2 more widening proximally, i.e. r2 and

cu2 not parallel; r2 1.7 1.8 times longer

than cuqul (Abb. 56 in Fischer, 1966: 95).

2. Ocelli relatively large, distance between
fore and a hind ocelli equal with diameter
of an ocellus.

3. Flagellar joints relatively less long, joints
of distal half of flagellum twice as long as
broad; antenna with 18 joints (Abb. 54 l.c.).

4. Propodeum with a distinct transverse
carina (Abb. 58 l.c.).

Opius (Utetes) topali sp. n. $ (Figs 48—49)

$. Body 3.2 min long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 48) twice broader than
long, somewhat broader than mesonotum between tegulae. Eye 2.6 times as
long as temple, latter constricted, occiput weakly excavated. Toruli nearer to
eye than to each other. Ocelli elliptic and large, distance between fore and a

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hind ocelli shorter than greatest diameter of a hind ocellus; 00L almost
twice as long as POL. Face together with clypeus one-fifth wider below than
high medially; inner margin of eyes from level of scape weakly diverging
ventrally. Clypeus distinctly twice wider below than high medially. Mouth
open. Mandible without subtooth at its lower base. Cheek as long as basal
width of mandible. Eye in lateral view 1.6 times higher than wide; temple very
weakly broadening ventrally, eye distinctly twice wider than temple. Head
polished; face rather transversely rugulose, clypeus uneven to smooth, shiny.
Antenna somewhat longer than body, with 31 joints. Flagellum attenuating
distally, first flagellar joint thrice, penultimate joint 2.5—2.7 times as long
as broad.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.5 times longer than high. Mesonotum just
wider between tegulae than long medially. Mesonotal dimple round and deep.
Notaulix on declivous part of mesonotum deep, on its disc extended to half
way and ending distinctly before mesonotal dimple; median lobe of mesonotum
close before pair of notaulices somewhat rim-like protruding. Prescutellar fur¬
row with five crenules. Sternaulix wide and long, crenulo-rugose. Anterior half
of mesonotum covered with dense and “trimmed” hairs. Mesosoma polished.
Propodeum and metapleuron rugose. Hind femur four times longer than broad,
and broadening distally. llind tibia just longer than hind tarsus. Hind basi-
tarsus just longer than hind tarsal joints 2—3 together.

Fore wing somewhat longer than body, and about as long as antenna.
Pterostigma four times longer than wide, issuing radial vein near proximally
from its middle, rl half as long as width of pterostigma, r2 1.45 times longer
than cuqul , r3 1.5 times longer than r2 and reaching tip of wing. Cu2 rather
long and narrowing distally. N. rec. postfurcal, half as long as d. B closed.

Metasoma in lateral view’ as long as mesosoma. First tergite (Fig. 49)
rather petiolate, 1.25 times longer than wide at hind, spiracle at its hind third,
from its base to spiracle moderately, behind spiracle distinctly broadening,
2.4 times behind than at base; pair of basal keel merging about middle into
longitudinally striated sculpture, further tergites polished. Ovipositor sheath in
lateral view as long as hind basitarsus.

Head, mesosoma and first tergite black, metasoma brownish black.
Mandible and lahrum brownish yellowy palpi yellow. Scape and pedicel yel¬
lowish. flagellum brown. Tegulae brownish yellow. Legs yellow ; distal third of
fore tibia, distal half of middle tibia and almost entire hind tibia together
with tarsis greyish fumous. Wings subhyaline, pterostigma and veins with
brownish pigmentation.

(J and host unknown.

Locality II o 1 o t y p e India. Assam, Mansmai at Cherrapunjee, 1400 in,
18 November 1967, leg. Topal, No. 913. Holotype is deposited in the Hungarian Natural
History Museum, Budapest; Hym. Typ. No. 5494.

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The new species is dedicated to my friend and colleague. Dr. Gyorgy Topal (Budapest),
mammologist, who endeavoured to collect insects with a firm willingness during his two
zoological trips to India.

Within the subgenus Utetes Forster the new species, 0. ( Utetes ) topali sp. n., is at once
separated from all other species of the subgenus excepting 0. pilosidorsum Fischer, 1966
(Nepal) and, furthermore, the new species 0. ( U .) loksai sp. n. (New Guinea) described also
in this paper (see p. 195). The four species indicated are characterized by inesonotum with
short (“trimmed”) and dense hairs. A condensed key was constructed to facilitate the separa¬
tion of the species under discussion:

1 (6) Second tergite, at least antero-medially, with longitudinal striato-rugosity. First

tergite evenly broadening posteriorly.

2 (3) Head in dorsal view less transverse, 1.8 times broader between eyes than long, eye

1.4 times longer than temple (Fig. 17). Pterostigma parallel-sided, rl twice as long as
width of pterostigma (Fig. 20). Ground colour of body brown to blackish brown
$: 2.5 mm. — New Guinea 0. loksai sp. n.

3 (2) Head in dorsal view transverse, twice broader between eyes than long, eye distinctly

twice longer than temple (Figs 21, 48). Pterostigma cuneiform, rl shorter than width
of pterostigma (Abb. 52 in Fischer, 1966: 90). Ground colour of body other.

4 (5) Only inesonotum and scutellum with dense and short hairs. r2 less than twice as

long as cuqul. Antenna with 29 30 joints. Body reddish yellow' excepting its brown¬

ish black to black dorsal side. $<^: 3 mm. Philippines

O. pilosidorsum Fischer, 1963

5 (4) Besides mesonotum and scutellum side of mesosoma and tergites 2—7 also with dense

and short hairs. r2 twice as long as cuqul. Antenna with 25 joints. Body black with
some yellow pattern. §: 2.7 mm. — Nepal 0. pilosisoma Fischer, 1966

6 (1) Second tergite entirely polished. First tergite not evenly broadening posteriorly, i.e.

rather petiolate (Fig. 49). Head behind eye constricted (Fig. 48). Antenna with 31
joints. Head, mesosoma and first tergite black, metasoma brownish black. $: 3.2 mm.
— India 0. topali sp. n.

Opius (Utetes) transitus sp. n. $ (Figs 51—54)

$. Body 2.8 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 51) transverse, just
twice broader than long, one-sixth broader than mesonotum between tegulae.
Eye 2.6 times as long as temple, latter moderately constricted, occiput ex¬
cavated. Toruli somewhat nearer to eye than to each other, in dorsal view
unusually protruding (Fig. 51). Ocelli elliptic, distance between fore and a
hind ocelli equal with greatest diameter of hind ocellus; OOL 2.6 times as
long as POL. Face together with clypeus one-fourth wider below than high
medially; inner margin of eyes from level of scape diverging ventrally. Clypeus
semicircular, twice wider below than high medially. Mouth open. Mandible
without subtooth at its lower base. Cheek 1.5—1.6 times as long as basal
width of mandible. Eye in lateral view" 1.5 times higher than wide, temple
broadening ventrally, eye 1.4 times wider than greatest width of temple
(Fig. 52). Head polished. Antenna 1.6 times longer than body, with 27 joints.
First flagellar joint distinctly thrice, penultimate joint twice as long as broad.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.5 times longer than high. Mesonotum as wide
between tegulae as long medially. Mesonotal dimple round, less deep. Nota-
ulix extended to half w ay on disc of mesonotum, here very finely crenulated.
and ending rather far before dimple. Prescutellar furrow crenulated. Sternau-

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lix distinct and crenulated. Mesosoma polished. Propodeum and metapleuron
rcticulo-rugose. Hind femur 4.5 times longer than broad. Hind tibia minutely
longer than hind tarsus. Hind basitarsus also just longer than hind tarsal
joints 2—3 together.

Fore wing 1.5 times as long as body, and somewhat shorter than antenna.
Pterostigma (Fig. 53) five times as long as wide, issuing radial vein proximally
near from middle, rl very short, r2 1.6 times longer than cuqul , r3 twice as
long as r2, its distal end effaced. Cu2 narrowing distally. N. rec. antefurcal,
one-third shorter than d. B closed.

Mesosoma in lateral view slightly longer than mesosoma but shorter
than head + mesosoma together. First tergite (Fig. 54) longer than broad at
hind, almost evenly broadening posteriorly; pair of spiracle situated at middle;
basal pair of keel reaching to middle part of tergite and here merging into
longitudinal striation. Further tergites polished. Ovipositor sheath in lateral
view as long as basitarsus.

Head, mesosoma and first tergite black, metasoma blackish brown,
second and third tergites rusty brown. Clypeus reddish brown, mandible and
labrum yellowish brown, palpi whitish. Antenna dark brown, antennal joints
19—20 (or flagellar joints 17—18) whitish. Tegula brown. Legs light b rown
to brown, coxae 1 and first trochanter of every leg white, femora 1—3 and
tibiae 12 with yellowish pattern. Wings subhyaline, pterostigma and veins
with brownish pigmentation.

cJ and host unknown.

Figs 44—45. Opius supjturus sp. n. $: 44 head in dorsal view, 45 Cu2. Fig. 46. 0.
aemulus Haliday: head in dorsal view. Fig. 47. O. nepalensis Fischer: Cu2. Figs
48 49. 0. topali sp. n. $: 48 head in dorsal view, 49 first tergite. Fig. 50. O. loksai

sp. n. $: first tergite. Figs 51 54. O. transitus sp. n. 51 head in dorsal view, 52 head

in lateral view, 53 distal part of right fore wing, 54 first tergite

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Locality — Holotype $: NE New Guinea, Wau, Mt. Kaindi, 24—25 August
1968, leg. J. Balogh. — Holotype is deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum,
Budapest; Hym. Typ. No. 5495.

Owing to the shortened notaulix on the disc of mesonotum the new species, O. ( Utetes)
transitus sp. n., seems to be a transitional form between the subgenera Utetes Forster and
Aulonotus Ashmead. In general features it is rather a representative of the first subgenus.
The new species is related to O. ( U .) cheesmanae Fischer, 1966 (New Hebrides) and O. ( U .)
gregori Fischer, 1971 (New Guinea).

0. transitus sp. n.

1. Second tergite polished.

2. Notaulix extended half way to dimple, on
disc of mesonotum very finely crenulated.

3. rl very short (Fig. 53).

4. Antennal joints 19 20 whitish, otherwise

antenna brown.

O. cheesmanae Fi.

1. Second tergite with longitudinal striation.

2. Notaulix absent on disc of mesonotum.

3. rl half as long as width of pterostigma.

4. Antenna entirely dark brown.

Within the subgenus Aulonotus Ashmead the new species runs to 0. (A.) signatinotum
Fischer, 1966 (Philippines), the two species are separated by the following features:

0. transitus sp. n.

1. Head transverse, just twice broader than
long; temple less than half as long as eye.

2. Mouth opening large, i.e. of usual size.

3. rl very short: r3 effaced at its distal end
(Fig. 53).

4. Scape, pedicel, clypeus and tegula brown.

O. signatinotum Fi.

1. Head in dorsal view conspicuously trans¬
verse, 2.2 times broader than long: temple
one-third as long as eye.

2. Mouth opening narrow.

3. rl nearly half as long as width of ptero¬

stigma; r3 evenly pigmented.

4. Scape, pedicel and tegula yellow, clypeus
brownish.

THE OPIINAE SPECIES OF THE OLD WORLD TROPICS

List of the Opiinae species of the Ethiopian Region

Opius Wesmael, 1835

acuminatus Granger, 1949: Madagascar,
Rwanda

advenator Fischer, 1963: Uganda
africanus Szepligeti, 1910: Republic of
South Africa

agreutretae Wilkinson, 1927: Republic of
South Africa

alleni Fischer, 1964: Tanzania
allogastricus Fischer, 1971: Republic of
South Africa

alutaceus Granger. 1949: Madagascar
alutacigaster Fischer, 1968: Zaire
alutacipectus Fischer, 1968: Zaire
ankatrensis Fischer, 1963: Madagascar
arichisi Fischer. 1971: Republic of South
Africa

artericus Fischer, 1972: Republic of South
Africa

atomarius Fischer, 1963: Uganda, Nigeria,
Republic of South Africa
atomosus Fischer, 1963: Ethiopia, Repub¬
lic of South Africa

beckeri Fischer, 1957: Canary Islands
bisulcatus Szepligeti, 1914: Togo
brachythorax Fischer, 1971: Kenya
brachyurus FTscher. 1972: Republic of
South Africa, Tanzania
brevicaudatus Granger, 1949: Madagascar
bururianus Fischer, 1968: Rwanda. Zaire

cainerunensis Fischer, 1964: Cameroon
castaneus Granger, 1949: Madagascar
cingulatigaster Fischer. 1968: Zaire

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circumscriptus Szepligeti, 1914: Kenya,
Ethiopia

circur Fischer, 1963: Ethiopia
colomhina Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

comparativus Fischer, 1972: Zaire
complicator Fischer, 1963: Ethiopia
concolor Szepliceti, 1910: Mediterranean
subregion, Africa
congoensis Fischer, 1968: Zaire
contrarius Fischer, 1963: Madagascar
costaehurneae Fischer, 1965: Ivory Coast,
Sierra Leone

cosyrae Wilkinson, 1927: Republic of
South Africa, Zaire, Uganda, Tanzania,
Nigeria, Sierra Leone
crenulatus Szepliceti, 1914: Kenya
curiosus Szepliceti, 1914: Kenya, Rwanda
cyphus sp. n.: Uganda

dacicida Silvestri. 1914: Ethiopia
dariae Fischer. 1972: Republic of South
Africa, Rwanda
delvillei Fischer, 1972: Zaire
dembelanus Fischer, 1963: Ethiopia, Re¬
public of South Africa
demetrii Fischer, 1971: Republic of South
Africa

dewulfi Fischer. 1968: Zaire
dexter Silvestri, 1914: Senegal
diacriticus Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

diaplasticus Fischer, 1971: Republic of
South Africa

distinguendus Granger, 1949: Madagascar
divergifacialis Fischer, 1972: Rwanda
diversicurrens Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

dschangensis Fischer, 1978: Cameroon

eburnicornis Fischer, 1968: Zaire
efoveolatus Szepliceti, 1913: Tanzania,
Kenya

elisabethvillensis Fischer, 1972: Zaire
entzi sp. n.: Ghana

erythrorius Fischer, 1973: Republic of
South Africa

euaffinis Fischer. 1963: Uganda, Zaire
euplasticus Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

eutownesi Fischer, 1983: Nigeria
exiguus Wesmael, 1835: Palaearctic Re¬
gion, Egypt, Ethiopia, Republic of South
\ frica

extendicella Fischer, 1972: Zaire, Rwanda
extendithorax Fischer, 1973: Republic of
South Africa

extrafactus Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

flavitarsis Szepligeti, 1913: Ethiopia,
Uganda, Republic of South Africa
flosshilda Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

fossulatus Szepligeti, 1914: Kenya
fukuensis Fischer, 1968: Zaire, F^thiopia
fuscicarpus Szepligeti, 1913: Tanzania

giganticornis Fischer, 1974: Zaire
giganturus Fischer, 1972: Kenya
glahroplasticus Fischer, 1972: Cameroon,
Republic of South Africa
grahamstownensis Fischer, 1973: Republic
of South Africa

grangeri Fischer, 1963: Madagascar
granuligaster Fischer, 1968: Zaire
graviceps Fischer, 1974: Republic of South
Africa

haeselbarthi Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

harlequin Fischer, 1972: Rwanda, Zaire
heinrichi Fischer, 1965: Tanzania
hemicauda Fischer. 1972: Zaire
heterocephalus Fischer. 1971: Republic of
South Africa

heterochromus Fischer, 1971: Republic of
South Africa

heterogaster Fischer, 1971: Republic of
South Africa

heteropterus Fischer. 1971: Republic of
South Africa

hluluhwegamenicus Fischer, 1974: Repub¬
lic of South Africa

holorubris Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

humilithorax Fischer. 1963: Uganda,
Zaire

hypersimilis Fischer, 1963: Ethiopia
hypopygialis Szepligeti, 1914: Madagascar

ileifensis Fischer, 1983: Nigeria
inconsuetus Silvestri. 1914: Nigeria
infuscatus Granger. 1949: Madagascar
inquirendus Silvestri, 1914: Cameroon
ivondroensis Fischer, 1968: Madagascar

kallibasis Fischer, 1972: Republic of South
Africa

kalligaster Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

kamogobensis Fischer, 1968: Zaire
katonensis Fischer, 1961: Tanzania
katonicus Fischer, 1963: Uganda, Repub¬
lic of South Africa
kenyanensis Fischer, 1971: Kenya
kibunguensis Fischer, 1972: Rwanda,
Zaire

kirstenboschensis Fischer, 1972: Republic
of South Africa

kisanganiensis Fischer, 1972: Zaire
kovacsi Fischer, 1963: Ethiopia, Zaire
knysnaensis Fischer, 1971: Republic of
South Africa

leroyi Fischer, 1968: Zaire
levis Wesmael, 1835: Palaearctic Region,
Ethiopia

liogaster Szepligeti, 1914: Kenya

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lippensi Fischer, 1968: Zaire
longiorifeinur Fischer, 1973: Republic of
South Africa

lounsburyi Silvestri, 1914: Kenya, Repub¬
lic of South Africa

lugens IIaliday, 1837: Palaearctic Region,
Ethiopia

lukuganus Fischer, 1968: Zaire
luteipes (Szepligeti, 1914): Kenya

major Szepligeti, 1914: Kenya
malkini Fischer, 1963: Angola
mandrakensis Fischer, 1968: Madagascar,
Republic of South Africa
manifestarius Fischer, 1963: Ethiopia,
Tanzania, Republic of South Africa
maraquoanus Fischer, 1963: Ethiopia,
Uganda, Republic of South Africa
margateensis Fischer, 1971: Republic of
South Africa

martiarushensis Fischer, 1963: Tanzania
mediorufus Granger, 1949: Madagascar
medioterebratus Fischer, 1972: Ethiopia,
Rwanda, Zaire

megaera Fischer. 1972: Republic of South
Africa

megaurus Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

melanagromyzae Fischer. 1966: Madagas¬
car, Mauritius, Republic of South Africa
meladermatus Fischer. 1972: Republic of
South Africa

melanarius Fischer, 1974: Republic of
South Africa

melanosomoides Fischer, 1961: Kenya
minicornis Fischer, 1973: Republic of
South Africa

minusculus Fischer, 1963: Uganda, Re¬
public of South Africa, Cameroon, Ethi¬
opia

minutus Granger, 1949: Madagascar
mokotoensis Fischer, 1968: Zaire
muhuvuranus Fischer, 1968: Rwanda,
Zaire

mujenjanicus Fischer, 1963: Uganda. Re¬
public of South Africa
mujenjensis Fischer, 1963: Uganda

nairobicus Fischer, 1983: Kenya
natalicus Fischer, 1971: Republic of South
Africa

ngomeensis Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

nigrobrunneus Granger, 1949: Madagascar
nigromaculatus Szepligeti, 1914: Tan¬
zania

niloticus Schmiedekneciit, 1900: Egypt
nkuliensis Fischer, 1974: Rwanda

obscurifactus Fischer, 1968: Zaire
obuduensis Fischer, 1983: Nigeria

pallicoxis Fischer, 1973: Republic of South
Africa

palligaster Fischer, 1973: Republic of
South Africa

palpalis Szepligeti, 1900: Nigeria
papagena Fischer, 1972: Rwanda, Zaire
paralleni Fischer, 1972: Rwanda, Zaire
paraplasticus Fischer 1972: Republic of
South Africa

peregrinus Szepligeti, 1914: Tanzania
persimilis (Szepligeti, 1913): Tanzania
petiolatus Granger, 1949: Madagascar
phaeostigma Wilkinson, 1927: Cameroon,
Kenya, Republic of South Africa
phorelliae Wilkinson, 1929: Republic of
South Africa

pilgrimorum Fischer, 1972: Zaire, Repub¬
lic of South Africa

podomelas Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

praesentarius Fischer, 1963: Ethiopia,
Zaire

prophylacticus Fischer, 1968: Zaire
propefoveatus Fischer. 1973: Republic of
South Africa

prothoracalis Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South Africa

puncticranium Fischer, 1972: Republic of
South x\frica

punctinotorius Fischer, 1973: Republic of
South Africa

punctulatoides Fischer, 1968: Rwanda,
Zaire

punctulatus Szepligeti, 1914: Ethiopia,
Tanzania, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Zaire,
Republic of South Africa
pusillus (Szepligeti, 1913): Tanzania
pygmisoma Fischer, 1968: Zaire

quirini Fischer, 1971: Republic of South
Africa

retracticauda Fischer, 1972: Rwanda,
Zaire

rufimarginatus Fischer, 1963: Uganda
rugosiphilus Fischer, 1968: Zaire
rustenburgensis Fischer, 1971: Republic
of South Africa

rutshuranus Fischer, 1968: Zaire

sanctamarianus Fischer, 1979: Reunion
santuzzae Fischer, 1974: Rwanda
scleroticus Fischer. 1972: Rwanda, Zaire
sequentator Fischer, 1963: Uganda
signatigaster Fischer, 1968: Zaire
simplificatus Fischer, 1963: Ethiopia
sixti Fischer, 1971: Republic of South
Africa

somerini Fischer, 1972: Kenya
speciosigaster Fischer, 1968: Zaire
stranus Fischer, 1968: Zaire, Republic of
South Africa

subangulatus Granger, 1949: Madagascar
subsulcatus Granger, 1949: Madagascar

taddei Fischer, 1972: Republic of South
Africa

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tamino Fischer. 1972: Rwanda
testaceiventris Granger, 1949: Madagascar
toromojaensis Fischer. 1983: Botswana
torulatus Fischer, 1972: Madagascar
trichomaticus Fischer, 1973: Rc|>uldic of
South Africa

trudperti Fischer, 1971: Republic of South
Africa

tshuapanus Fischer, 1972: Zaire
turriddui Fischer, 1974: Zaire

ugandanus Fischer, 1963: Uganda, Zaire
ugandensis Fischer, 1963: Uganda
urogramma Fischer. 1972: Rwanda, Zaire
urundanus Fischer, 1968: Rwanda

vittator Brues, 1926: Republic of South
Africa

waterloti Granger, 1949: Madagascar
wellgunda Fischer, 1972: Zaire, Republic
of South Africa

woglinda Fischer. 1972: Republic of South
Africa

yangambianus Fischer, 1972: Zaire

zephyrini Fischer, 1971: Republic of South
Africa

Adeinon Haliday, 1837

angolanus Fischer, 1963: Angola

Austroopius Szepligeti, 1900

insignipennis (Granger, 1949): Madagascar

Biosteres Forster, 1862

bekilensis Fischer. 1963: Madagascar

bevisi Riujes, 1926: Republic of South
Africa, ? Kenya

carinatus Szepligeti, 1910: Tanzania
cephalotus (Szepligeti, 1910): Tanzania
clypcatus (Bridwell, 1919): Nigeria
coffeae (Fischer, 1962): Zaire
desideratus (Bridwell, 1919): Nigeria
fullawayi (Silvestri, 1914): Senegal, Gui¬
nea, Nigeria, Kenya, Zaire
fulvus (Brues, 1926): Uganda
giffardi (Silvestri, 1914): Sierra Leone,
Guinea

insignis Granger, 1949: Madagascar
niger Szepligeti, 1913: Tanzania
ottotomoanus (Fullaway, 1957): Came¬
roon

pyknothorax Fischer. 1971: Republic of
South Africa

ritchiei FlSCHER, 1964: Tanzania
rubrithorax Granger, 1949: Madagascar
ruficornis Granger, 1949: Madagascar
rufotestaceus Granger, 1949: Madagascar
seyrigi (Fischer, 1963): Madagascar
sulphureus (Szepligeti. 1914): Madagascar
szepligetii (Fischer, 1961): Republic of
South Africa

Rhynehosteres Fischer, 1965
brunigaster Fischer, 1965: Zaire
microps FlSCHER, 1965: Zaire
tubiformis Fischer, 1965: Zaire

Stcrnaulopius FlSCHER, 1965

bisternaulicus Fischer, 1965: Zaire

Thoracoplites FlSCHER, 1961

bifurcatus Fischer, 1961: Tanzania

List of the Opiinae species of the Iinlo-Australian Region

Opius Wesmael, 1835

acidoxanthicida Fullaway, 1919: Philip¬
pines

albimanus Szepligeti, 1905: New Guinea
arunus Fischer, 1966: Nepal
atricornis Fischer, 1966: Australia, Bis¬
marck Archipelago, Korea
australicola Fischer, 1966: Australia

baguioensis Fischer, 1966: Philippines
barraudi Fischer, 1966: India
bianchii Fullaway, 1951: India
boharti Fischer, 1966: New Guinea
borneanus Fischer, 1962: Borneo
bulbutus sp. n.: New Guinea

caesus Haliday, 1837: Palaearctic Region,
Nepal

canlaonicus Fischer, 1966: Philippines
cheesmanae Fischer, 1966: New Hebrides
cinerariae Fischer, 1963: Australia

contrahens Fischer, 1966: Nepal, India
curticaudatus Fischer, 1966: Nepal

dataensis Fischer, 1966: Philippines
delhianus Fischer, 1966: India
dissitus Muesebeck, 1963: Hawaii
durigaster Fischer, 1971: Bismarck Archi¬
pelago

esotericus Fischer, 1971: New Guinea
fletcheri Silvestri, 1916: India, Sri Lanka,
Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines, New’ Gui¬
nea, Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, Hawaii
(introduced)

flexicarina Fischer, 1975: Philippines
formosigaster Fischer, 1978: Tasmania
froggatti Fullaway, 1950: Australia
fulvifacies Fischer, 1966: Taiwan

gregori FlSCHER, 1971: New Guinea
gribodoi FlSCHER, 1962: Borneo
haeraticus Fischer, 1971: Bismarck Archi¬
pelago

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halconicus Fischer, 1966: Philippines
hospes Fischer, 1971: Bismarck Archi¬
pelago

illatus Fischer, 1966: Nepal
incisi Silvestri. 1916: India, Taiwan, Phi¬
lippines

indianus Fischer, 1966: India
infernalis Fischer, 1966: Philippines, Tai¬
wan

javanus Szepligeti, 1908: Java, Philip¬
pines

joscfi Fischer, 1971: Bismarck Archipelago
karubakaensis Fischer, 1971: New Guinea

lantanae Bridwell, 1919: Hawaii
lemkaminensis Fischer, 1971: Bismarck
Archipelago

lepidus Gaiian, 1925: Philippines
leveri Fullaway, 1953: Malaysia
loksai sp. n.: New Guinea
longipalpis Fischer, 1966: Philippines
lumpurensis Fischer, 1966: Malaysia

maculipennis Enderlein, 1912: Taiwan
manii Fullaway, 1951: India
manilensis Fischer, 1963: Philippines
marjorieae Papp, 1983: India
mathcranus Fischer, 1966: India
methodi Fischer, 1971: New Guinea
mudigerensis Fischer, 1980: India

nadus sp. n.: India
nanulus Fischer, 1966: Nepal
negrosanus Fischer, 1966: Philippines
neopygmaeus Fischer, 1966: Nepal
neosoma Fischer, 1966: Philippines
nepalensis Fischer, 1966: Nepal
noonadanus Fischer, 1966: Philippines
novoirlandicus Fischer, 1971: Bismarck
Archipelago

olcracei Fischer, 1963: Australia

palawanus Fischer, 1966: Philippines
papuensis Fischer, 1966: New Guinea
parvifactus Fischer, 1966: Philippines,
New Guinea

penetrator Fischer, 1966: Australia
perkinsi Fullaway, 1950: Australia, New'
Guinea. Bismarck Archipelago
perterrens Fischer, 1978: Tasmania
pestes sp. n.: India

phaseoli Fischer, 1963: India, Philippines,
New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago
pilosidorsum Fischer, 1966: Philippines
pilosisoma Fischer, 1966: Nepal
pinigisanus Fischer, 1971: Philippines
portarthurensis Fischer, 1978: Tasmania
propecubitalis sp. n.: India
pseudonepalensis Fischer, 1966: Nepal
psyttaloides Fischer, 1971: Bismarck Ar¬
chipelago

quercicola Fischer, 1966: Nepal

raoi Fischer, 1966: India

remissus sp. n.: India

rugigaster Fischer, 1966: Philippines

sabhayanus Fischer, 1966: Nepal
sanctannae Fischer, 1978: Tasmania
sanguanus Fischer, 1966: Nepal
sauteri Fischer, 1963: Taiwan
sapamoroanus Fischer, 1971: Philippines
seminotaulicus Fischer, 1962: Borneo
signatarius Fischer, 1966: Philippines
signatinotum Fischer, 1966: Philippines
signatitibia Fischer, 1966: Australia
similifactus Fischer, 1966: Philippines
smarti Fischer, 1966: Australia, New Gui¬
nea, Bismarck Archipelago, Philippines
soror Fischer. 1966: Nepal
sulcifera Fischer. 1975: Taiwan
sulcinotum Fischer, 1966: Philippines
suppurus sp. n.: India

tamurensis Fischer, 1966: Nepal
taplejungensis Fischer, 1966: Nepal
terraereginae Fischer, 1966: Australia
tolerans Papp. 1982: India
topali sp. n.: India
townesianus Papp, 1983: India
transitus sp. n.: New Guinea
travancorensis Fischer, 1966: India

vogelkopensis Fischer, 1971: New' Guinea
volaticus Fischer, 1966: Nepal

walkeri Muesebeck, 1931: Sri Lanka
wamenaensis Fischer, 1971: New Guinea

Austroopius Szepligeti, 1900

amboinensis Fullaway, 1919: Indonesia
fijiensis (Fullaway, 1936): Fiji
insignipennis (Granger. 1949): Madagas¬
car, Singapore

lemiensis Szepligeti, 1900: New Guinea
muesebecki Fischer. 1963: New Caledonia
novoguineensis Szepligeti, 1900: Malaysia,
New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Bismarck
Archipelago, Australia

Biosteres Forster, 1862

angaleti (Fullaway, 1952): Borneo
basidentatus (Fischer, 1966): Nepal
bonaefidei Fischer. 1978: Tasmania
comperei (Viereck, 1913): India, Philip¬
pines

dandenongensis Fischer, 1978: Australia
deeralensis (Fullaway, 1950): Australia,
Bismarck Archipelago
hageni (Fullaway, 1951): Fiji
illusorius Fischer, 1971: New Guinea
kashmirensis (Fischer, 1966): India
kraussi (Fullaway, 1951): Australia, New'
Guinea. Bismarck Archipelago
longicaudatus Ashmead, 1905: India, Sri
Lanka, Thailand, Philippines, Borneo,
New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, New
Caledonia, Hawaii (introduced)

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oophilus (FuLLAWAY, 1951): Malaysia, In¬
dia, Taiwan, Hawaii (introduced)
persulcatus Silvestri, 1916: India, Malay¬
sia

sibulans (Fischer, 1966): Philippines
skinneri (Fcllaway, 19S1): Philippines
taiwanicus Fischer, 1975: Taiwan
tenebrigaster Fischer, 1978: Australia
townesi Papp, 1983: India

Bitoinus Szepligeti, 1910

braconicus Szepligeti, 1910: Sumatra
hemicoriaceus (Fischer, 1966): India, Viet¬
nam, Korea, Bismarck Archipelago
novohebridicus (Fischer, 1966): New
Hebrides

Diachasina Forster, 1862

arisanum (Sonan, 1932): Taiwan, South
China, Thailand

australis (Fischer, 1966): Australia
gressitti Fischer, 1971: New Guinea
rufipes Szepligeti, 1905: Australia

Euopius Fischer, 1964

christophori Fischer, 1978: Tasmania
jacobsoni (Fischer, 1966): Sumatra
milvus sp. n.: New Caledonia
nabirensis Fischer, 1971: New Guinea

Eurytenes Forster, 1862

orientalis Fischer, 1966: Philippines

Indiopius Fischer, 1966

humillimus Fischer, 1966: India
saigonensis Fischer, 1966: Vietnam

Orientopius Fischer, 1966

curiosigaster Fischer, 1966: Philippines
formosanus Fischer, 1966: Taiwan
tambourinus Fischer, 1966: Australia

Parasteres Fischer, 1967

alcaticus (Fischer, 1966): Philippines,
Bismarck Archipelago, Australia
basidentatus (Fischer, 1966): Nepal
borneensis (Fischer, 1962): Borneo
hypnoticus Fischer, 1971: New Guinea
longiexsistens Fischer, 1978: Bismarck
Archipelago

maai Fischer, 1971: New Guinea
marangensis (Fischer, 1962): Sumatra
suggestivus Fischer. 1971: New Guinea
torricellensis Fischer, 1971: New r Guinea
tryoni (Cameron, 1911): Australia, Fiji,
Hawaii (introduced)

Pectenopius Fischer, 1961

paradoxus Fischer, 1961: New Guinea
sumatranus Fischer, 1962: Sumatra

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Fischer, M. (1972a): Uber die athiopischen Opius-Arten der Sektionen C und D. Redia,
53: 1—66.

Fischer, M. (1972b): Ueber die afrikanischen Arten der Untergattung Gastrosema Fischer
(Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Genus Opius Wesmael) (5. Beitrag iiber die Opiinae des
Musee Royal de PAfrique Centrale in Tervuren). Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 86 (3—4):
337- 358/

Fischer, M. (1972c): Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Subfainilia Opiinae (Palaarktische Region).
- In: Das Tierreich, Lief. 91: I—XII -J- 1 -620.

Fischer, M. (1972d): Neue afrikanische Opius-Arten der Untergattung Psyttalia Walker aus
deni Musee Royal de PAfrique Centrale in Tervuren und aus der Sammlung Townes in
American Entomological Institute in Ann Arbor (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Opiinae)
(Gleichzeitig 4. Beitrag iiber die Opiinae des Musee Royal de PAfrique Centrale in
Tervuren). Redia, 53: 251 279.

Fischer, M. (1972e): tlbersicht iiber die afrikanischen Arten der Untergattung Tolbia, Phle-
bosema, Thoracosema, Pleurosema und Lissosema (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Genus
Opius Wesmael) (6. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Opiinae des Musee Royal de PAfrique
Centrale in Tervuren). Boll. Lab. Ent. Agr. Portici. 30: 28—54.

Fischer, M. (1973): Uber die afrikanischen Opiinae der Sammlung Townes im American
Entomological Institute in Ann Arbor, Michigan (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Opiinae).

Polskie Pismo Ent.. 43: 241 271.

Fischer, M. (1974): Neue Revision der athiopischen Arten des Subgenus Stomosema Fischer
(Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Genus Opius Wesmael) (Gleichzeitig 3. Beitrag uber die
Opiinae des Musee Royal de PAfrique Centrale in Tervuren). — Ann. Naturhistor.
Mus. Wien, 78: 219 -236.

Fischer, M. (1975): Drei orientalische Opiinen (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) aus der Samm¬
lung Townes. — Zschr. Arb. gem. Osterr. Ent., 27 (1 —2): 47—52.

Fischer, M. (1978a): Neue Opiinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) von der australischen Region
besonders aus Tasmanien. Polskie Pismo Ent., 48: 371—412.

Fischer, M. (1978b): Uber drei Opius-Arten aus Kamerun (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Opii¬
nae). — Nouv. Rev. Ent., 8 (1): 83—86.

Fischer, M. (1979): Fiinf neue Raupenwespen (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). — Frust. Ent.
(n. ser.), 1 (14): 147—160.

Fischer, M. (1980): Opius mudigerensis n. sp., eine neue Braconide aus Indien (Hymenoptera,
Braconidae, Opiinae). - Steenstrupia, 6(11): 173—176.

Fischer, M. (1983): Descriptions of some new African species of Opius from the Townes
Collection (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Opiinae). — Contrib. Amer. Ent. Inst., 20:
221—236.

Papp, J. (1982): Taxonoinical and faunistical novelties of the Opiinae in the Arctogaea (Hy¬
menoptera, Braconidae). — Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung., 74: 241 —253.

Papp, J. (1983): Three Opiinae species from India (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). — Contrib.
Amer. Ent. Inst., 20: 237—244.

Szepligeti, V. (1913): Neue afrikanische Braconiden aus der Sammlung des Ungarischen
National-Museums. — Annls Mus. natn. hung., 11: 592 608.

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A KEY OF THE WORLD SPECIES
OF CAMILLIDAE (DIPTERA)

L. Lapp

General Zoology and Parasitology Department , IIniversity of Veterinary Sciences ,

H-1400 Budapest , Landler J. u. 2, P/. 2, Hungary

(Received 12 March, 1984)

Lectotype designations are given for Camilla acutipennis (Loew), C. flavicauda
Di:da and C. pruinosa Duda; the types of the Camilla species of G. Strobl were studied.
C. mathisi sp. n. is described from Israel and Greece. Comments are made also on some
other species, inch new faunistical data, mainly from Israel. A key is given for the
identification of the World species of Camillidae. With 14 figures.

This is the second part of the revision of the camillid species. In the
first part (Papp, 1982) studies on the types and specimens of J. E. Collin
were published. Here lectotype designations for some species of II. Loew and
O. Duda are given and camillid types of G. Strobl were studied in order to
compile a workable key for the World species of the family Camillidae. Con-
trarily to all efforts to make a key based on body characteristics only, the
features of the male genitalia were found indispensably important in separa¬
tion of some species, i.e. female specimens of some species are not identifiable
with the key below.

Camilla acutipennis (Loew, 1865)

Noterophila acutipennis Loew, 1865: Berl. cut. Z., 9: 269.

Lectotype female. Measurements in mm: body length 2.29 (abdomen downcurving),
2.00 2.57 (paralectotypes, measured along the downcurving abdomen), length of wing 2.17,

width of wing 0.66, longitudinal axis of eye 0.427, gena at narrowest 0.090, ventral rays of
arista 0.039 and shorter, dorsal rays of arista 0.090, 0.084, 0.062 and shorter.

Body and legs shining black with violet reflexion. Basal antennal segments, genae and
mouth margin yellowish. Head comparatively large, 0.45 inm long without antennae, 0.60
mm high. Two vibrissal pairs of 0.18 mm and 0.19 mm. A long ventrally directed bristle on
gena at the level of posterior margin of eyes, other head bristles as usual. Wings not only
narrow but pointed, greyish, veins yellow inch costa. First costal section with two terminal
bristles of 0.157 mm and 0.112 mm, second costal section with long black bristles of 0.07,
0.065, 0.045 mm (more distal bristles are shorter). Stronger black fringe on 4/5 of third section.
Alula minute, halteres white, only basal part of stalk brownish. Thoracic chaetotaxy: 1 h
(a second h of c. 0.16 0.17 mm on paralectotypes), 2 n/>, 1 prst , 1 + 1 dc, 1 sa, 1 pa, 2 sc,

1 mp, 1 very long st pairs. Forefemur with a minute and comparatively thin anteroventral
thornlet at distal 0.62 of femur. Medial (dorsal) part of terga 1 3 grey dusted, on tergum 3

in the shape of a V, apex not reaching distal margin of tergum 3. Longest abdominal bristles
0.22 mm long. Genitalia not studied.

The lectotype specimen is pinned on a very thick (0.35 mm) minutia-pin into a ( ?)
kerria-bricklet of 10x4x3 mm (a major part of mesonotum not studiable). There was no
male in the type-series I studied through the courtesy of Dr. II. Schumann, so the best female
in the series was selected as lectotype.

Label data. Lectotype female: 1. (a bluish grey label of 12 X 7 mm with Endeh-
lein’s handwriting) “Griechische Inseln II. Loew S.”; 2. (red) Type; 3. “ Ambacis acutipennis
Typ Loew” [Dr. Enderlein det. 1921 (a white label of 15x8 mm)]. Paralectotypes: 1 1. (a

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small square greyish blue label of 3x3 mm); 2. 1. of lectotype; 3. = 2. of lectotype; 4.

[(yellowish white label of 12x7 mm), handwriting of (?) Enderlein] “ Camilla acutipennis
Type Loew”: 1 labels 1., 2., 3. the same as for the first paralectotype: 4. (handwriting of
Loew on a white label of 13 X 7 mm) “ acutipennis Lw.”; 1 $: 1. = 1. of lectotype; 2. (bluish
grey, 12.5 x7 mm) “Griech. Inseln Rhodus H. Loew S.”; 3. (red) Type; 4. (16 x8 mm) “ Amba -
cis acutipennis (Loew) Type” Dr. Enderlein det. 1921.

Material studied (other than type-series): Zoologisches Museum, Berlin: 1 d 1 ,
6 $ (females minutia-pinned on 3 collection pin): “Kandia 49724 III” (Becker’s handwriting
on a white card of 11x5 mm); 1 1 $: “Damascus 45240 IV” (Becker coll.); 1 1 9;

Zaghouan Ujhelyi “X. 29.” — “ Camilla acutipennis Lw.” det. Becker—(on the £) “ Camilla
acutipennis det. Duda”. USNM (Smithsonian Inst.): Israel: 23 ex. from Herodion, Migdal
Zedek (nr. Rosh-Ha’Ayin), Ma’ale, Adumim, Shivta, Avdat (Feb Mar); 2 9 from Tunisia
(Sousse, Biro). HNHM (Budapest): 1 d 1 , 3 9: Algeciras Andalusien, Prof. G. Strobl “ Notero -
phila nigripes m. d” (on a single pin); 27 ex. from Tunisia (Tunis, Mahares, Gafsa, Sfax, Sousse)
and additional specimens from Tunisia published by Papp (1978): 9 ex. from East Jordan
(Amman, Deir Alla); Israel: 1 9 : Rehoboth bei Jaffa, 9. III. 32. Aharoni coll. — “ Camilla
acutipennis Lw. d. Duda”.

Distribution : Mediterranean subregion of the Palearctic region; its occurrence
in Kenya needs corroboration.

Camilla nigripes (Strobl, 1900): Wien. ent. Ztg, 19: 5 (Noterophila). Type-locality:
“Morena” (Spain). A junior subjective synonym of C. acutipennis (Loew. 1865). Basden.
1961a: 223.

Types studied through the courtesy of the late Prof. Dr. G. Morge: “ Noterophila
acuti-pennis Loew nigripes m.” (22 x7 mm green collection label of Strobl): a large (c. No. 2)
collection pin, pinned through the middle of a ( ?) helianthum bricklet with the minutia-
pinned, headless lectotype and other end with “9 Syntype” (correctly paralectotype 9 ) glued
by Canada balsam (left wing missing, two legs glued separatedly). Label-data: 1. “Spanien:
Cardenas d9* Strobl.” (Strobl’s handwriting on a white label of 7.7 X 7.0 mm); 2. “286”;
3. (vivid red label of 14x8 mm with Basden’s handwriting) “LECTOTYPE (£) and SYN¬
TYPE ( 9 ) of Noterophila nigripes Strobl Selected by E. B. Basden 1958”; 4. (white label of
14x4.5 mm with Basden’s handwriting) “ Camilla acuti-pennis (Lw) 1^19 det Collin &
Basden 1956 — 8”. Both specimens belong obviously to C. acutipennis (Loew).

Camilla armata Hackman, 1960

Camilla armata Hackman, 1960: 381.

Type-locality : South Africa, Cape Prov.: Cape Peninsula, Hout Bay, Skoor-
steenkop, in insect trap, 2. II. 1951. Described on the base of the single holotype <$. In the
collection of the Zoological Department, HNHM (Budapest) another specimen was found
which represents the first known female of this species: Ethiopia, Koka, 21 Oct 1980, col¬
lected in 9 pitfall traps baited with beer, leg. A. Demeter (No. 272). Its body length 2.60 mm,
wings 2.49 xc. 0.78—0.79 mm (wings wrinkled), anteroventral thorn on forefeinur strong,
0.08 0.085 mm, dorsal rays of arista very long, up to 0.17 mm, ventrals to 0.07 mm. strong

marginal bristle pair of first abdominal tergum only 0.51 mm (contrarily to male holotype),
i.e. reaches nearly to the distal margin of the very long tergum 2; female sterna 3—5 long
but narrow, female cerci long and slender with long dense but not thick bristles. Its colours
and main body characteristics agree well with the description of Hackman (1960) (see key
below).

Camilla atrimana Strobl, 1910

Camilla glabra var. atrimana Strobl, 1910: 210. Basden, 1961a: 217, Basden,
1961b: 124.

Camilla atripes Duda, 1934: 5 (a junior subjective syn.).

Types of atrimana. Lectotype male (minutia-pinned into a helianthum bricklet pinned
on a c. No. 2 collection pin, in a good state of preservation): body length not precisely
measurable owing to its downcurving abdomen, c. 1.95 mm, wings 2.17x0.70 mm, second
costal section spines max. 0.044 mm, wings dark greyish, apex not acutely pointed, veins
brown, anteroventral thornlet of only 0.02 mm at distal 0.68 (2/3) of fore femur. Femora
and tibiae dark brown, mid and hind knees, and ends of tibiae reddish, fore tarsi black,
mid and hind tarsi reddish except for 5th tarsomeres. Two pairs of vibrissae and the lecto¬
type agrees in any other respects with the description of Duda (1934) for atripes. Paralec¬
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bristles partly broken off): body length 2.23 mm, wings 2.40x0.79 mm, mid and hind tibiae
lighter than those of the lectotype.

Label-data: collection label: bluish grey label of 15.5x9 mm with STROBL’s
handwriting: “Cam. glabra v. atrimana”. Admont £ 1. Strobl (and some illegible letters) (see
Basden, 1961a: 217); lectotype male: 1. “146”; 2. (vivid red label of 14x7 mm with hand¬
writing of Basden) “LECTOTYPE of Camilla atrimana Strobl. <$ Selected by E B Basden
1958”; 3. (white label of 14x5 nun with Basden’s handwriting) “ Camilla atrimana Strobl $
{ atripes Duda) det E B Basden 1958”. Paralectotype female: 1. “147”; 2. (greenish grey,
10x4 nun with Strobl’s handwriting) “ Drosophila glabra Fll. (and illegible, see Basden,
1961a: 217) 3. (blue, 15x7,5 nun with Basden’s handwriting) “SYNTYPE of Camilla

atrimana Strobl. Selected by E. B. Basden 1959’’; 4. (white, 14x5 nun, Basden’s hand¬
writing) “ Camilla atrimana Strobl ? ( atripes Duda) det E. B. Basden 1958’’. Types in the
Strobl Collection, Admont, Austria.

Types of Camilla atripes Duda, 1934 are preserved in the collection of the Zoologi-
sches Museum, Berlin under the collection label of Duda “ Camilla nigripes Duda’’ (St. Wen-
del, Ilfeld, Ximptsch, Laband).

Basden (1961a) published the label-data of the lectotype and the “syntype’’ (correctly
paralectotype) (see Basden, 1961a: 217). That cannot be regarded as lectotype-designation.
Indeed, Basden (1961b) published it in another paper and there he indicated the name Camilla
atripes Duda as “New synonymy’’. Since he had not seen the types of atripes , it seemed
worth studying the types of both nominal species. In the new Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera
this synonymy was applied but in my earlier paper on the camillid types of Collin (Papp,
1982) the name atripes was deliberately used for this species since 1 had studied the types of
atripes but not those of atrimana.

M a t e r i a 1 studied (other than types): USNM (Smithsonian Inst.): England:
1 o, 1 $: Clennon Valley, Paignton, Devon, 26. VIII. I960, J. R. Vockeroth on ground

Figs 1 5. Genitalia of Camilla males. 1 2. C. flavicauda Duda (Israel): 1 = surstylus (telo¬
mere), 2 postgonite and epiphallus; 3 —5. C. mongolica L. Papp (holotype): 3 surstylus

(telomere), 4 postgonite, 5 epiphallus. Scale: 0.1 mm

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among grass roots — “ Camilla atripes Duda” Det. J. F. McAlpine, 1967; Israel: 2 <£, 1
N. polog, Mehanayim (Jan, Mar). HNHM: 9 (J 1 , 23 $ from Hungary.

Hitherto known only from Europe (Germany, England, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hun¬
gary), new to Israel and to the Asian part of the Palaearctic region.

Camilla flavicauda Duda, 1922

Camilla glabra (Fallen) var. flavicauda Duda, 1922: 152. Type-localities: Berlin,
Ilfeld. — Camilla glabrata Collin, 1956: 225 (as a new name for Camilla glabra of Collin,
1933) (a junior subjective synonym).

Camilla flavicauda Duda, 1922: Papp, 1982: 127 128. Specimens in the collection of

the Zoologisches Museum Berlin: 1 “Gnadenfr 7.65” Coll. H. Loew “ Camilla flavi

cauda Type Enderl.” Dr. Enderlein det 1922: 1 9: “Gnadenfr 7.65” — Coll. H. Loew
(Loew’s handwriting) “Dr. glabra ? hyp. flavo”; 1 “Asch (illegible letter) 8.872” — Coll.
H. Loew (specimen without head); 1 $: “Breslau 7.65” Coll. H. Loew - (red) Typus —
“Camilla flavicauda Type Enderl.” Dr. Enderlein det 1922. (!); 1 9 : “30 7 09” Nimptsch
Duda “ Camilla glabra Fall. var. flavicauda D. 9” (Duda’s handwriting); 1 9 : “ 19 9 09”
Nimptsch Duda “Camilla glabra Fall. var. flavicauda D. 9 d Duda”. The latter specimen

is in a good state of preservation only left upper vibrissa broken off; body length 2.71 mm,
wings 3.22 x 1.26 mm, abdominal tergum 5 bright yellow, forefemur 0.65 mm with a thorn
of 0.10 mm (0.012 mm thick at base) at distal 2/3. Since there is no specimen in the Berlin
Museum from Berlin or Ilfeld, those specimens are probably lost, or, never existed (Duda
was in numerous cases rather inaccurate in the publication of type-data). In the first case,
that specimen can be a neotype but if we regard Duda’s publication of type-localities as inac¬
curate, this specimen is a lectotype, since I have no doubt that Duda based his description
at least on the two latest specimens of the above list, and, Enderlein knew 7 Duda’s description
prior to publication.

Other material studied: collection of the USNM (Smithsonian Inst.): Israel:
7 cJ, 4 9s Nahal, Ammud (3 km W Zefat), Tel Dan, Baniass, 28, 15 and 14 May 1981, W. N.
Mathis: collection of the HNHM: 11 13 9 from Hungary.

Distribution: Europe, Israel (new).

Camilla glabra (Fallen, 1823)

Material studied: USNM (Smithsonian Inst.): Israel: 86 49 9 * Migdal

Zedek (nr. Rosh Ha’Ayin), Monfort. Mt. Meron, Baniass, Haifa, Qal’at, Nimrod, El Hamma,
Nahal, Ammud (3 km W Zefat), Nov, Dec, Mar, May, .Tun; Turkey: 1 Cardaria draba,
Acc. No. 67-43, I-l-Sweeping 96 km E Adana, Turkey, on Adana-Gaziantep Highway, 6
May 16, 1967 — P. H. Dunn coll.; Canada: 1 <$: Ont. June 4, 1965, J. F. McAlpine — on
window 7 Neatby Bldg. — “ Camilla glabra (Fall.) Det. J. F. McAlpine, 1967; Germany:
3 <J: Berlin, Pichelsberg, 21. 6. 00 (22. 6. 00) 15. 9. 00 — M. Bezzi ( ? coll. Oldenberg) (on
the latter specimen) “Noterophila glabra Fll.”. collection of the HNHM: 9 16 9 from Hun¬

gary, 2 (J, 7 9 from Germany (Berlin); Yugoslavia: 1 9« Dalmatien 17/5 22482 “Droso-
jthila glabra Fll.” det Becker; 1 9 ‘- Deliblat, Tiialhammer; Jordan, leg. J. Klapperich:
1 1 9 : Hoinor, N. Amm, 600 m, 26. 4. 59; 2 <£, 2 9 * Fuhes, nordl. Amman, 1000 m, 5. 5.

1956; 2 9* Amman, 800 m, 25. 3. 1958. Hitherto known from Europe and from Canada (in¬
troduced), new to Turkey, Israel and Jordania.

Camilla niongolica L. Papp, 1972

The genitalia of the holotype are depicted on Figs 3—5, differentiating diagnosis is
included in the key. In the collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum there is
another severely damaged male from the type-locality.

Camilla nigrifrons Collin, 1933
Collin, 1933: 274; Papp, 1982: 130, Figs 18-20.

Material studied: collection of the USNM (Smithsonian Inst.): Israel; 1
Hulda, 4. 2. 1976 (A. Freidberg); 2 9: Ramot, Naftali, 18 May 1981 (W. N. Mathis); col¬
lection of the HNHM: 27 c^, 13 9 from Hungary; 1 9: Yugoslavia: 1 9: Deliblat, Tiialhammer.
New to Yugoslavia and Israel (also for the Asian part of the Palearctic region).

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Camilla pruinosa I)i i» \. 1934

Camilla pruinosa Duda, 1934: 6.

Lectotype female. Measurements in mm: body length 4.40 (paralectotypes 4.32,
4.59), length of wing 3.27, width of wing 1.20, distal section of medial vein 1.21, intracrossvein
section 0.88, ratio 1.38, longest middle costal bristles 0.065, height of eyes 0.47, genae below
eyes 0.17, longest dorsal rays of arista 0.08, longest ventral rays 0.02 mm, posterior genal
bristle 0.19.

Body dark, including female 5th abdominal tergum, thorax completely covered with
thick greyish inicropubescence, abdominal terga 1 3 medially with a broad trapezoidal

dusted area each.

First and second antennal segments yellow, third segment darker grey dorsally and
apically (in cases more than half of the segment dark). Occiput and posterior part of post-
frons (inch the narrow orbital plates) shining, dark, anterior 2/3 of postfrons, cheeks, genae
and lateral parts of facial plate shining yellow. Medial part of facial plate darker. Clypeus,
palpi and proboscis dark. Two pairs of strong vibrissae, also posterior genal bristle long.
Thoracic chaetotaxy as usual, 2 pairs of strong st bristles. Legs all yellow, fore coxae greyish
yellow. Forefemur 0.65 mm, with a strong thick 0.084 mm long thorn at its distal 2/3. hirst
abdominal sternum short but w ide, sternum 2 triangular, sterna 3 5 elliptical with moderately

long bristles (Fig. 9). Female cerci (Fig. 10) comparatively short, with dense long but not
thick bristles. Longest marginal bristles of terga 0.18 0.19 mm.

L a b e 1 d a t a. Lectotype female: 1. (printed) Rehobot bei Jaffa 18 III. 32. Aiiaroni
coll.; 2. (white, 12.5x10.5 mm with Duda’s handwriting) “ Camilla pruinosa Duda $ d. Duda
Typus”; 3. (red, printed) Typus; 4. (red) Lectotypus “ Camilla pruinosa $ Duda”, 1934 (on
other side) det. L. Papp, 1984. Paralectotypes: 2 $: ibid., but 10 111. and 23 111. respectively.

Material studied (other than types): Israel: 1 <£: Herzliyya, 25 Mar 1980,
Mathis et Freidberg colls (abdomen and genitalia in microvial with glycerene); 1 $: Avdat,
29 Mar 1980, Mathis et Freidberg colls (Camilla pruinosa Duda, Det. W. N. Mathis, 1981);
3 $: Be’er Meshash and Shivta, 20., 18. III. 1977, A. Freidberg. These specimens are from
the collection of the USNM, Dept, of Entomology (one female now in the IINHM). The material
included the first known male of this species. Its genital parts are depicted on Figs 6 8.

Surstylus (telomere) (Fig. 6) boot-shaped, with several moderately long bristles, epiphallus
(Fig. 7) slightly upeurving, postgonites w ith two pairs of long bristles and some short bristles,
genital complex (Fig. 8) basally with two pairs of very long bristles.

7

Figs 6 — 7. Genitalia of Camilla pruinosa Duda male. 6 surstylus (telomere), 7 post
gonites and epiphallus. Scale: 0.1 nun

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Figs 8 10. Camilla pruinosa Duda. 8 male genital complex in ventral view, 9 abdominal

sterna of paralectotype female, 10 cerci of paralectotype female (e: epipliallus, g: post-
gonite, ha: hypandrium). Scales: 0.1 mm for Fig. 8 and Fig. 10, 0.2 mm for Fig. 9

Camilla sabroskyi L. Papp, 1982

The paratype male is not conspecific with the holotype (cf. Papp, 1982: 134; see under
mathisi below), but a true sabroskyi specimen was found in the material of the USNM (Smith¬
sonian Inst.): Israel, Kalia, 6. II. 1978, A. Freidberg — Camilla sabroskyi Papp. Det. W. N.
Mathis, 1981. New to Israel and to Asia.

Camilla rufipes (Strobe, 1893)

Noterophila rufipes Strobl, 1893: 132, as var. of glabra. Basden, 1961a: 217. Collec¬
tion label of Strobl (green, 23x6 mm): ” Noterophila glabra Fll. v. (illegible) Zara (illegible
letter, probably N)

Label data of the type: minutia-pinned specimen, that pin with a red label of 12x6
mm with handwriting of Basden: 1 . “LECTOTYPE of Noterophila rufipes Strobl. Selected
by E B Basden 1958” (pinned into a polyporus bricklet); plastic card with the left wing;
2. (round label of 6 mm diameter) ”148”: 3. (white label of 14 X 5 mm) ” Camilla rufipes Strobl
( ? = fuscipes Coll) $ det E B Basden 1958”.

The right wing of the type is broken, its left wing is in Canada balsam on a plastic
card pinned under the specimen; right side of head with 3 vibrissae, left side w ith 2 vibrissae.
Anteroventral thorn at 19/30 of forefemur, 0.10 mm long. Postabdomen extruded and dried
in a curved position. This specimen does surely not belong to C. glabra but to a species of the
yellow-legged species-group, probably to C. flavicauda , though its terguin 5 is not yellow.
Since I do not want to risk a misidentification based on a female in bad state of preservation,
I left this name as unrecognizable.

A male in the Strobl Collection might belong to the type-series of rufipes (”Zara
Novak.” ”152” ” Camilla glabra Fin. det. E. B. Basden 1958”). Prof. Dr. G. Morge had

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kindly written to me in a letter: “Bei Noterophila glabra Fallen var. rufipes Strobl wahlte
Basden einen ‘Lectotypus’ aus. Da in der Originalbeschreibung aber nur ‘Zara (Nov.)’ ange-
geben ist, ware zu priifen, ob es sich wirklich um einen Lectotypus oder etwa uni einen ilolo-
typus handelt. Die Sarhe wird dadurch noch kornplizierter, als hinter dem Artetikett von der
Variation rufipes mit Fundort Zara nicht nur ein Weibchen (Ex.-Nr. 148 Lectotypus), sondern
auch ein Mannchen steckt das ein zusatzliches Etikett init folgender Aufschrift triigt ‘Zara
Novak’ (Exemplar-Nr. 152). Dieses Etikett entspricht absolut der Originalbeschreibung, nur
handelt es sich eben uni ein Mannchen, wahrend die Originalbeschreibung nur fur das Weib¬
chen gilt.” It was correctly identified by Basden as glabra (though legs pale). Since it is
impossible to change the status of the lectotype, the existence of this latter specimen is not
an aid in solving the problem with C. rufipes (Strobl).

Camilla mathisi sp. n.

Male (holotype) measurements in mm: body length 2.14, length of wing 2.71, width of
wing 0.99, distal section of medial vein 1.12, intracrossvein section 0.63, ratio 1.785, longest
middle costal section bristles 0.045, length of anterior fronto-orbital bristles 0.14, length of
reclinate fronto-orbitals not measurable (broken), length of the small reclinate fronto-orbital
between them not measurable, length of vibrissae 0.157, 0.146, length of the longest peri¬
stomal 0.10.

Body shining black with a metallic dark blue shine. Eyes cherry red.
Antennae all dark brow n(blackish). Palpi black. Legs yellow with a brownish
hue on dorsal surface of femora and tibiae, tarsomeres 5 or 4 and 5 dark brow n.

Frons shining, i.e. not only frontal triangle but also orbitalia and other
parts shining, anterior margin very narrowly reddish, facial plate much con¬
cave, all shining black. Tip of frontal triangle removed by 0.03 mm from
lunule, tip linearly reaches ptilinal suture. Third antennal segment with long
microcilia (0.025 mm). Dorsal rays of arista from base to tip: 0.11, 0.13, 0.13,

Figs 11 14. Genitalia of Camilla males. 11—13. C. mathisi sp. n.: 11 surstylus (telomere)

of holotype, 12 postgonite of holotype, 13 surstylus (telomere) of paratype; 14 -- sur¬
stylus of an undescribed species from Greece. Scales: 0.1 mm for Figs 11 12, and Figs 13 14,

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0.135, 0.13, 0.10 mm (and some shorter rays on apical third); longest ventral
rays on arista not longer than 0.065 mm. Genae very narrow, suhlinear, only
0.060 mm at ventral-most point of eye. Length of long genal bristle on postero-
ventral part 0.13 mm. Thoracic chaetotaxy as in the related species (Papp,
1982: 126). Mesonotum brightly shining, scutellum dusted owing to micro¬
scopic micropubescence (a minute spot each of similar micropubescence on the
base of dc bristles). Anteroventral thorn of forefemur at distal 0.41 of femur
and 0.055 mm long. Forefemur 0.52 mm long. Thoracic scale with long (0.08
mm) dark cilia. Terminal first costal sectional bristles 0.09 and 0.08 mm.
Wings transparent shining with a faint brownish infuscation, veins (inch
costa) light ochreous. Length of abdominal terga 2 and 3 combined 0.685 mm,
length of tergum 4 0.745 mm. Longest marginal bristles on terga 0.22 mm.

Male genitalia: Surstylus (telomere) (Fig. 11) just 0.1 mm long with
narrowly rounded apex and with 13—16 short to moderately long bristles
(contrarily to sabroskyi which bears very long bristles). Height of epandrium
0.13 mm. Postgonite as in Fig. 12. Aedeagal apodeme 0.18 mm long and
thickening anteriorad. Cerci with dense but only moderately long (0.045 mm)
bristles.

Paratype male. A severely damaged specimen. Body length c. 2.2 mm, wing length
not measurable, width of wing c. 0.84 mm, distal section of medial vein 1.01 mm, intracross¬
vein section 0.69 mm, ratio 1.464. Head bristles completely lost, also right third antennal
segment lost. Longest dorsal rays on arista 0.12 mm. Legs yellow, forefemur 0.50 mm with
a 0.04 mm long anteroventral thorn at its 3/5. Its surstylus (Fig. 13) very similar to that of
the holotype.

H o 1 o t y p e male: Israel: Nahal, Ammud — 3 km W Zefat. 28 May 1981, Wayne
N. Mathis. Paratype male: Greece: Peloponnese (Cy-77/28), bord de la route entre la
bifurcation Vitina-Levidi et Dara, prelevement de terre sous Quercus coccifera, 590 m (B a
Geneve), 21. IV. 1977, B. Hauser.

The holotype is deposited in the collection of the U. S. National Museum of Natural
History, Washington. Its genitalia with a major part of abdomen are preserved in a plastic
microvial with glycerene. The paratype is in the collection of the Museum d’Histoire naturelle
Geneve, preserved in alcohol, genitalia (damaged, see Papp, 1982) kept in a separate microvial.

The differentiating diagnosis for this new species is given in the key below. I dedicate
this new species to Dr. Wayne N. Mathis, the Head of the Dept, of Entomology, Smith¬
sonian Institution, U. S. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, the collector
of the holotype of this new species, whom I thank also for loaning the camillid material of
his institute.

Remarks. To minimize the probability of later confusion, I did not designate the
other specimen in the Geneva Museum [paratype of C. sabroskyi (Gr-71/52), see Fig. 30 of
Papp, 1982] as a paratype of Camilla mathisi sp. n., although it clearly belongs to mathisi.
I was wrong in regarding the differences in genital parts as intraspecific differencies of dif¬
ferent populations (Papp, 1982: 134).

Another specimen from Greece in the Geneva Museum (Kar-79/11)
belongs in all probability to another new species but to avoid such premature
selection of types as it had been done with C. sabroskyi paratype, I only
depicted its surstylus on Fig. 14, awaiting more material for a later description.

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A key for the identification of the World species of Camillidae

1 (2) Arista with short hairs only, 1 short pair of vibrissae. Only 1 strong pair of dc bristles,

disc of scutellum with short bristles. Tibiae without dorsal preapicals. One pair of
distinct pteropleural bristles, 2 pairs of short propleurals present but no postalar
bristle. Fore femora without thick thorns or strong bristles. Yellow, partly brownish
species (South West Africa) Katacamilla cavernicola L. Papp, 1978

2 (1) Arista with long rays, at least 2 pairs of strong birissae. Two long dc pairs, disc of

scutellum bare. Midtibia with dorsal preapical bristle. No pteropleural and propleural
bristles but 1 2 distinct postalar pairs present. Fore femora with thick thorns or

at least with long bristles. Body black, bluish or greenish black to pruinose grey
(species of the genus Camilla Haliday, 1838).

3 (4) Wings not only narrow but with distinctly pointed apex. Anterior dc pair cranially

to the middle of thorax. Male genitalia with very long and slender, ribbon-like phallus,
surstyli long and comparatively slender (Papp, 1982: Figs 5 — 6), postgonites and
epiphallus short (Papp, 1982: Fig. 7). Legs completely black, inch foretibia and fore
tarsomcres. Forefemur with a minute anteroventral spine, or, no anteroventral spine
in some specimens (Mediterranean subregion) C. acutipennis (Loew, 1865)

4 (3) Wings broad, or narrow in some species but apex not pointed. Anterior dc pair on

the middle of thorax or caudally to the middle. Phallus of males short, tubular, simple,
surstyli short, postgonites and epiphallus comparatively long (e.g. Figs 1, 3, 6, and
2, 8 and Papp, 1982: Figs 20, 31). Forefemur with distinct anteroventral spine.

5 (6) First abdominal tergum dorsally with a pair of very long and thick marginal bristles

which reach tergum 4 (^) or at least nearly to distal margin of tergum 2 ($). Wings
with a dark basal transverse fascia. Legs mainly yellow, apical half of midfemora
and hindfemora and basal third of midtibiae and hindtihiae brown. Male tergum 4
longer than terga 1 3 combined, female cerci long and slender. Body length 2.4

2.6 mm (South Africa, Ethiopia) C. armata Hackman, 1960

6 (5) First abdominal tergum without long thick bristle pair. Wings without dark basal

transverse fascia, i.e. wings clear.

7 (8) Legs black or dark brown, at most mid and hind knees, distal ends of mid and hind

tibiae and tarsomeres 1 4 of mid and hind tarsi dark reddish. Wings narrow though

not acutely pointed apically. Male surstyli (Papp, 1982: Figs 1, 3) rather wide with
some moderately long bristles, postgonites (Papp, 1982: Figs 2, 4) basally with 2 pairs
of long bristles. Anteroventral thornlet of forefemur very short. Mesonotum covered
with micropubescence (Europe, Israel) C. atrimana Strobl, 1910

8 (7) Legs yebow or partly brown, forelegs never black (femora black in some species).

Wings wider, apex more or less rounded. Male genitalia not as above.

9 (10) A robust species, body length up to 4.6 mm. Genae very wide, below r eyes 1/3 of the

height of eyes. Thorax completely covered with thick greyish micropubescence.
Legs all yellow, anteroventral thorn at 2/3 of forefemur long (c. 0.08 mm). Dorsal
rays of arista comparatively short (0.08 mm). Surstylus (Fig. 6) boot-shaped, epi¬
phallus (Fig. 7) slightly upcurving, postgonites with 2 pairs of long bristles. Female
cerci (Fig. 10) comparatively short (Israel) C. pruinosa Duda, 1934

10 (9) Smaller species, body length at most 3.4 mm. Genae narrow' (except for fuscipes but

even there genae narrower than 1/3 of the height of eyes). Mesonotum never completely
covered with micropubescence.

11 (12) Three pairs of vibrissae, also peristomals longer than in other species. Anteroventral

thorn of forefemur moderately long (c. 0.05 mm), more distally placed (at 8/11 or
3/4 of femur). Prescutellar area without micropubescence. Femora mostly light brown,
tibiae and tarsi ochrcous. Surstyli long (Papp, 1982: Figs 21 23) with nearly parallel

margins and with a few moderately long and short bristles. Epiphallus (Papp, 1982:
Figs 24 26) distinctly upcurving [Europe, Turkey, Jordania, Israel, Canada (intro¬
duced)] C. glabra (Fallen, 1823)

12 (11) Two pairs of vibrissae, peristomals behind them much shorter than vibrissae. Antero¬

ventral thorn of forefemur long or moderately long, less distal, at about 2/3 of femur.
Male genitalia other than above.

13 (18) Legs completely yellow or at most with some brownish hue on dorsal surface of mid

and hind femora and tibiae.

14 (15) Male surstyli shorter than twice of its width (Fig. 1, Papp, 1982: Figs 13, 17), post¬

gonites with very wide rounded apex (Fig. 2, Papp, 1982: Figs 14, 16). Anteroventral
thorn of forefemur at 2/3 of femur. Female 5th abdominal tergum yellow in numerous
specimens (Europe, Israel) C. flavicauda Duda, 1922

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15 (14) Male surstyli longer than twice its width (Figs 11, 13, Papp, 1982: Figs 27, 30), apex

of postgonites shaped otherwise (Fig. 12, Papp, 1982: Fig. 28). Anteroventral thorn
of forefemur at c. 3/5 of femur.

16 (17) Male surstylus with a median apex (Papp, 1982: Fig. 27) and with long and thick

bristles. Postgonites simple (Papp, 1982: Fig. 28) (Greece, Israel)

C. sabroskyi L. Papp, 1982

17 (16) Male surstylus with an anterior apex (Figs 11, 13, Papp, 1982: Fig. 30), bristles on

surstylus shorter and thinner. Postgonites (Fig. 12) slightly curved with rounded
apex and a small ridge ventrally (Israel, Greece) C. mathisi sp. n.

18 (13) Coxae and femora brown or dark brown, other parts not completely yellow.

19 (20) Male surstyli with a medial apex and with very long bristles (Papp, 1982: Fig. 18),

postgonite (Papp, 1982: Fig. 19) upcurving with blunt apex. Coxae and femora black
or dark brown. Frons all dark, antennae fuscous (Europe, Israel)

C. nigrifrons Collin, 1933

20 (19) Apex of male surstylus more or less rounded (Fig. 3, Papp. 1982: Figs 8, 10), bristles

on surstylus shorter than in nigrifrons, postgonite simple, apex rounded (Fig. 4,
Papp, 1982: Figs 9, 11).

21 (22) Bigger, usually 3 3.35 mm. Male surstylus (telomere) wide, apex widely rounded

(Papp, 1982: Fig. 8). Genae and wings wide, apex of wing rounded. Second costal
sectional bristles only slightly longer than costal hairs between them (England)

C. fuscipes Collin, 1933

22 (21) Smaller species, body length 2.15- 2.75 mm. Male surstylus shaped otherwise (Fig. 3,

Papp, 1982: Fig. 10). Second costal sectional bristles 1.5 2 times as long as inter¬

stitial costal hairs.

23 (24) Wings wider (1.00 mm or more) apically rounded. Male surstylus comparatively short

(Papp, 1982: Fig. 10), postgonite (Papp, 1982: Fig. 11), epiphallus (Papp, 1982: Fig. 12)
(Mongolia) C. seticosta L. Papp, 1972

24 (23) Wings narrower (0.85 mm or less) with attenuating apex. Male surstylus longer

(Fig. 3), postgonite (Fig. 4), epiphallus (Fig. 5) (Mongolia)

C. niongolica L. Papp, 1972

Remarks. In the collection of the Zoologisches Museum, Berlin there
are three female specimens labelled: 1 $: “Tencriffe 46602 1/XII.” — red
label without notes — “Camilla ochripes m. det Duda” (Duda’s handwriting);
1 $: “La Palma, 47494. IV” — (red) Typus — “ Camilla ochripes cotype Duda”
(Enderlein’s handwriting) (specimen without head); 1 $: “Teneriffe 46603
1 /XII” — (red) Typus — “ Camilla ochripes Cotype Duda (Enderlein’s
handwriting). All the three specimens are from Becker’s collection; Duda
was to describe them as new but he did never describe that species. Legs and
anterior half of postfrons yellow, wings comparatively broad, costal bristles
max. 0.055 mm, longest dorsal rays of arista 0.12 mm, height of eyes 0.51 mm,
genae below eyes 0.09 mm, forefemur with a moderately long (0.055 mm)
anteroventral thorn, wing measurements 3.00x1.07 mm. This species seems
to be related to flavicauda or pruinosa but in lack of male material it was left
undescribed.

There are some other species, w hich were described as species of Camilla .
Camilla javana de Meijere, 1911 is the type-species of the drosophilid genus
Sphaerogastrella Duda, 1922. Camilla flavipes de Meijere. 1915 is a junior
synonym of javana and also Camilla atidis Frey, 1917 has been synonymized
with javana (by H. L. Carson). Camilla africana Bezzi, 1908 does not belong
to the family Camillidae (body much smaller than any other species, wings
otherwise shaped, etc.); its relegation will be revised in the near future.

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Acknowledgements. My most sincere thanks ure due to Dr. Hubert Schumann, Zoo-
logisches Museum, Museum fiir Naturkunde an der llumboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, for
the repeated loans of camillid type-materials and to Dr. Wayne N. Mathis, U. S. National
Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, for loaning a very interest¬
ing and partly named camillid material of his institute.

The late Prof. Dr. Gunter Morge, the custos of the Strohl Collection was thanked
for his kind assistance in my studies on some Camilla types of G. Strobl.

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A NEW APOROPHILA GEENEE, 1841
(LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTEIDAE)

SPECIES FROM IRAQ

L. Konkay

Zoological Department , Hungarian Natural History Museum ,

H-1088 Budapest , Baross u. 13. Hungary

(Received 15 March, 1984)

Description of Aporophila distincta sp. n. with the characterisation of the

genitalia of Aporophila nigra cinerea Staudinger, 1901 stat. n.

During the treatment of the material from Iraq collected by Gy. Topal
and F. Zilahy in December 1977 an interesting Aporophila specimen was
found. This male specimen is similar in colouration and pattern to a very
dark A. australis (Boisduval, 1829) or a pale A. nigra (Haworth, 1809)
the latter was also collected in the same time — but it has essentially
longer branches on the joints of antennae and wide dark margin on the whitish
hind wing.

The comparative studies on the specimen from Iraq and specimens of
australis from several localities showed that they belong to two distinct species
with a series of characteristic differences.

After these examinations it was checked whether the species from Iraq
were identical with A . cinerea Staudinger, 1901 or not. This taxon was
described as a “varietas” of australis and Boursin (1940) upgraded to specific
rank. Dr. H. J. Hannemann kindly sent a female from the four type speci¬
mens of cinerea and informed me that Boursin did not make genitalia slides
from the type material. Tin* female type from Tunisia, Sfax was identical
with the pair of specimens from Jefren deposited in the collection of the
Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. In examining their genitalia
to my surprise I found that the genitalia of both sexes of cinerea is nearly
identical with those of A. nigra ; consequently, the species from Iraq is new
for science. The description of the new species and the genitalia of cinerea
(with figures) and some taxonomic and zoogeographic comments are given
below.

Aporophila distincta sp. n. (Figs 7—8)

Holotype: male, “Iraq, Zawita Dohuk, 1 — 3. XII. 1977, leg Gy. Topal et F.
Zilahy”, “Gen. prep. No. 1039, Dr. L. Ronkay”. Deposited in the Hungarian Natural History
Museum, Budapest.

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Figs 1—2. 1 = Male genitalia of Aporophila distincta sp. n. Holotype, Iraq, Gen. prep. No.
1039 Ronkay. 2 Right valva and aedoeagus of A. australis Boisduval. Turkey, Bursa,

Gen. prep. No. 1040 Ronkay

Figs 3—4. 3 Male genitalia of Aporophila nigra cinerea Staudinger. Jefren, Gen. prep.
No. 1043 Ronkay. 4 = Right valva and aedoeagus of A. nigra Haworth. Iraq, Gen. prep.

No. 1038 Ronkay

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Figs 5— 6. 5 Female genitalia of Aporophila nigra cinerea Staudinger. Jefren, Gen. prep.
No. 1262 Ronkay. 6 Female genitalia of A. nigra Haworth. France, Gen. prep. No.

1273 Ronkay

Diagnosis: Alar expanse 39 mm, length of fore wing 18 mm.
Head and thorax dark greyish brown, collar lighter, its base ochreous; ineta-
thoracic tuft dark grey. Antennae bipectinatae, branches of joints relatively
long. Ground colour of fore wing dark greyish brown, pattern slightly darker.
Basal line fine, black; transversal lines strongly waved, subterminal and ter¬
minal with blackish spots. Orbicular oblique, elongate, defined by dark brown
and pale yellow, reniform ochreous filled with dark brown and with some
whitish spots at his lower part; inner side with fine black line. Hind wing
whitish with darker irroration on the veins and with relatively wide, diffuse
dark brownish margin. Cellular lunule well discernible. Underside whitish with
darker greyish shade on the middle of fore wing, cellular lunules greyish, pale.

Male genitalia: (Fig. 1) similar in type to that of australis (Fig. 2),
shape of valvae elongate, distal part strongly curved, cucullus wide and
rounded. Ampulla small and thin, harpe reduced, pollex very large, smooth,

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flat. Aedoeagus relatively long, straight, with a bundle of fine cornuti and a
large, dentate distal lamina.

The new species is similar to the dark forms of A. australis (Figs 9—10)
but it has some characteristic differences so they can be distinguished easily.
The distincta has essentially longer branches on the joints of antennae, wide,
darker margin and visible cellular lunule on hind wing. The structure of male
genitalia also differ from each other, the pollex of distincta larger and smooth.

Figs 7—8. Aporophila distincta sp. n. Holotype, Iraq

Figs 9 10. Aporophila australis Boisduval. 9 male, Amasia, 10 = male, Turkey

Figs 11 —12. Aporophila nigra cinerea Staudinger. 11 ^ male, Tripolitania. Jefren, 12 =

female, from the same locality

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not wrinkled; distal part of aedoeagus straight and not curved, distal lamina
much wider with larger teeth.

Known only from Iraq, early stages unknown.

Aporophila nigra cinerea Staudinger, 1901 stat. n. (Figs 11—12)

Description of genitalia: Male (Fig. 3): Valvae narrow,
elongate, strongly curved, cucullus elongate, angular. Harpe reduced, ampulla
small, pollex long, hook- or claw-like. Fultura inferior subtriangular, uncus
small, thin, vinculum v-shaped. Aedoeagus moderately long and slightly
curved, with a bundle of spinules and a large, wide-base cornutus.

Female (Fig. 5): ovipositor short and wide, gonapophyses short. Ostium
bursae laminated, wide, strongly chitinized, similarly to short ductus bursae.
Proximal part of bursa copulatrix dilated and stronger than the sac-like
caudal part; the latter with four long chitinized stripes.

The only difference between the structure of genitalia of cinerea and
nigra (Figs 4, 6) that the former more gracile and smaller than the latter.

The genus Aporophila lias a Mediterranean distribution only the lutulenta-liineburgensis
species pair expanded to the northern part of Europe. The australis distributed from Spain
to Turkey in the southern part of Europe. It has large variability in colouration and pattern
but does not show subspecific differentiation in his area. The real distribution of distincta is
unknown, the type locality is N-Iraq. The species pair has no known overlapping area hut
their sympatric occurrence is not impossible. The area of nigra is similar to australis hut more
extended to the East. The SW edge of his area is Morocco while cinerea occurs in the northern
part of Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.

As it can be seen, both the australis-distincta and nigra-cinerea pair have allopatric
distribution, hut the geographical distances are not large. Since the differences between the
related taxa are significant, consequently, their isolation should he strong. The australis-
distincta pair shows specific differences and the great similarity in case of genitalia structure
of nigra and cinerea gives the main reason not to consider them as two distinct species.

Acknowledgement. I am indebted to Prof. Dr. 11.-J. Hannemann for his kind help.

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UNTERSUCHUNGEN EINIGER PSILIDE-TYPEN
AUS DER ZETTERSTEDT’SCHEN SAMMLUNG
NEBST RESCHREIBUNG EINER NEUEN ART
(DIPTERA: PSILIDAE)

A. Soos

Zoologische Abteilung des Ungarischen Naturuissenschaftlichen Museums ,

II-1088 Budapest , Harass utca 13 , Ungarn

(Eingegangen am 30. Januar 1984)

Redescription of seven Fsilid types from the collection of Zetterstedt (Lund)

with designation of holo-, lecto- and paralectotypes. A new species ( Chamaepsila

pseudobicolor sp. n.) is described.

In der in Lund aufbewahrten Sammlung von Zetterstedt werden 6 sol-
che Chamaepsila Hendel, 1917 Arten aufbewahrt, die von Zetterstedt,
1835, bzw. 1847 in der Gattung Scatoj)haga beschrieben wurden. I in nach-
stehenden wird die Redeskription dieser Arten angefuhrt, wobei Holo-, Lecto-
bzw. Paralectotypen designiert werden. Ferner wird der Fallen’scIic »Scato-
phaga buccata« $-Holotypus, der ebenfalls in der Sammlung von Zetterstedt
aufbewahrt wird, beschrieben.

Fur die Zusendung des wertvollen Materials sowie ftir wichtige Angaben
beziiglich des Typen-Materials spreche ich Herrn Kollege Dr. Roy Danielsson
auch an dieser Stelle meinen besten Dank aus.

Chamaepsila ephippium (Zetterstedt, 1847)

Zetterstedt, 1847: Dipt, scand., 6: 2393 ( Scatophaga ).

Untersuchungsmaterial: 3 Exemplare.

Lectotypus, $ >kleines, blaugrtines, viereckiges Papier« »Mullfj« [ellen]. Paralecto¬
typen: 1 (J, okleines, hlaugriines, viereckiges Papier« »incacum Areskut« [an]; 1 »kleines,
blaugriines, viereckiges Papier« »S. Ephippium $ Esper<< [od]; alle drei Etiketten sind mit
der Handschrift von Zetterstedt beschriftet.

Lectotypus Kopf rotlichgelb, Ozellendreieck, 3. Fiihlerglied

am Oberrand und Spitze sowie Spitze der Palpen jedoch schwarzlichbraun.
Kopf etw as hoher als lang (10 : 9). Stirne breit, nach vorne sich nur unwesent-
licli verschmalernd, Langen- und Breitenverhaltnis beim vorderen Punkt-
auge wie 6 : 5,5. Gesicht nur iniifiig zuruckweichend, Wangen schmaler als
Breite des 3. Fxihlergliedes, Backen lireit, so lireit wie 2/3 des vertikalen
Augendurchmessers (6 ; 4). Augen rundlich. FiihlergHeder rotlichgelb, aber
der ob<*re Rand und die Spitze des 3. Gliedes schwarzlichbraun. Fiihlerborste
kurz und dicht behaart. Kopfbeborstung: pvt , 3 ttf, oc, 1 ors. Samtliche Macro-
chaeten sowie auch die Borsten des Thorax gelb.

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Thorax mit Schildchen rotbraun, aber Schulterbeule heller, Sterno-
pleura dunkler und in der Mittellinie des Mesonotum ein breiterer Liings-
streifen schwarzlichbraun, der in der Gegend der Quernaht erloschen ist.
Mediotergit braun. Thorakalbeborstung: 1 n, 1 sa, 1 pa, 1 dc, 1 sc. Fliigel
leicht graulich getont. Yerhaltnis des vorletzten und letzten Abschnitts der
m-Ader (m 3 : m 4 ) wie 9 : 8; t a — t p : t p = 9 : 2,5. Halteren gelblichweiB, liing-
lich gestreckt, ellipsenformige Kopfe bedeutend langer als Stiele. Beine ein-
farbig hellgelb. Abdomen gliinzend braunlichschwarz, sparlich mit langeren,
diinnen weiBlichen Haaren bedeckt. Genitalien des Lectotypus wurden nicht
untersucht.

Korperlange: 4,2 mm.

Die Paralectotypen stimmen in alien wesentlichen Merkmalen mit dem
Lectotypus iiberein. Es sei jedoch folgendes bemerkt. Bei dem Exemplar
aus Areskutan ist der mittlere, braunschwarze Liingsstreifen des Mesonotum
kraftiger und reicht iiber die Quernaht, auf dem Scutellum steht neben der
paarigen Scutellarboste auf der linken Seite eine kiirzere, ausgepragte zwei-
te sc. Dieses Exemplar ist ziemlich abgerieben und beschadigt, es fehlt die
Kopfbeborstung und die Fiihlerborste des linken Fiihlers sowie die Halte¬
ren. Thorax des Exemplares aus Esperod, abgeseben vom mittleren dunklen
Langsstreifen des Mesonotum, vollkommen einfarbig rotgelb, Sternopleura
nicht dunkler und Mediotergit nur zum Teil braun. Bei der Untersuchung
der Genitalien des Paralectotypus aus Areskutan konnte festgest(dlt werden,
daB die sich von bicolor Meigen, 1826 (Abb. 1: A) besonders dadurch unter-
scheiden, daB auf dem ventralen Band des Hyj)opygium bei ephippium keine

Abb. 1. Rechte Hiilfte der Hypopygium und Aedeagus von A Chamaepsila biculor (Meigen,
1826), B - Ch. psvudobicolor sp. n. und C Ch. ephippium (Zetterstedt, 1847)

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schwarzen Zahne vorkommen, sondern dieser glattrandig ist, ferner, daB der
basale Ausschnitt des Aedeagus bedeutend tiefer ist als bei bicolor (Abb. 1:B).

Die Art wurde bis 1925, bis zuin Erscheinen der Arbeit von Frey als selbstiindige Art
betrachtet. Ohne jede Begrundung wird sie von Frey als Varietat der bicolor Meig. angc-
fiihrt (1925: 48). Seither fungiert sie in der Literatur als Varietat von bicolor Meig., was auch
dadurch unterstrichen wurde, daB Hennig (1941: 18) in der LiNDNER-Monographie folgendes
anfuhrt: »Die mir von Herrn Prof. Kemner erindglichte Vergleichung des Typus bestatigte
mir aber Freys Angabe, daB es sich bei ephippium urn eine Variante von bicolor handelt«.
Jetzt, da ich die Gelegenheit hatte, die Typen-Exemplare untersuchen zu konnen, konnten
zwei Dinge festgestellt werden. Erstens sah Hennig zwar die Typen-Exemplare, von ephip -
pium, doch untersuchte er die mannlichen Genitalien nicht: zweitens gehdren die als bicolor
angesehenen Exemplare, zwei verschiedenen Arten an. Aufgrund von Genitaluntersuchungen
wird die MEiGENsche bicolor von der sich neu erwiesenen Art abgetrennt und nachstehend als
pseudobicolor sp. n. beschrieben. Obwohl die Typen-Exeinplare von bicolor Meigen nicht
untersucht werden konnten, laBt sich trotzdem aufgrund der Arbeit von Seguy (1934: 225),
der die bicolor anhand von Typen-Exemplare Meigens beschrieb, einwandfrei feststellen,
welche von den »6ico/or«-Exemplaren diejenigen von M eigen sind und welche die neue Art
vertreten. So kam man zu der Feststellung, daB ephippium Zett, nicht eine Varietat von
bicolor Meigen ist, sondern eine, von dieser sich gut absondernde, selbstiindige Art. Hypo-
pygiuni und Aedeagus der beidcn Arten und pseudobicolor sp. n. wird auf Abb. 1 vcranschau-
licht. Alle drei Arten, die vollkommen oder teilweise gelben, rotgelben, braunen (aber nie
ganzlich schwarzen) Thorax und Abdomen sowie immer hellgelbe Beine besitzen, gehdren der
Artengruppe derjenigen an, die durch die 3 rf, 1 dc, 1 2 ors Borstenkoinbination gekenn-

zeichnet sind. Die drei Arten lassen sich durch den nachstehend angefuhrten Schliissel von-
einander unterscheiden.

1 (2) Macrochaeten schwarz. 3. Fiihlerglied, Thorax zusaininen mit Mediotergit einfarbig

gelb. Abdomen ganzlich schwarz. 2 ors. Auf dein ventromedialen Baud des Hypo-
pygium 3 kraftige, schwarze Zahne, basaler Ausschnitt des Aedeagus seicht (Abb.
1: A). GroBere Art: 4 — 5 mm bicolor (Meigen, 1826)

2 (1) Macrochaeten gelb. 3. Fiihlerglied nie einfarbig gelb, Abdomen nie vollkommen

schwarz. 1 — 2 ors. Auf dem ventromedialen Rand des Hypopygiuin kommen nie
kraftige Zahne vor, Rand glatt oder hochstens mit winzigen Sagezahnen versehen
(Abb. 1: B-C).

3 (4) Stirne viel breiter als lang, Backen schmal. nur so breit wie 1/3 des vertikalen Augen-

durcbmessers. 3. Fiihlerglied schwarzlichbraun, oberer Rand und Spitze schwarz,
Thorax zusaininen mit Mediotergit hellgelb, Abdomen gelb, aber mit ausgebreitetem,
unregelmiiBigem schwarzen Muster. 2 ors. Hypopygiuin hellgelb, nur der mit dichtcn,
winzigen Sagezahnen besetzte ventromediale Rand dunkel, braunschwarz. Aedeagus
wie Abb. 1: B. Kleinere Art: 3,5—4 mm pseudobicolor sp. n.

4 (3) Stirne langer als breit, Backen breit, so breit wie 2/3 des vertikalen Augendurch-

messers. 3. Fiihlerglied gelb, aber oberer Rand und Spitze braunlichschwarz. Thorax
hraunlichgelb, aber auf dem Mesonotum zieht sich in der Mitte ein breiterer, dunkel-
brauner Liingsstreifen bin, der in der Umgebung der Quernaht erlischt. Mediotergit
braun. Thorax schwarz, aber die basalen Tergit z. T. gelb. 1 ors. Ventromedialcr Rand
des grbBtenteils braunen Hypopygiuin glatt, Aedeagus wie Abb. 1: C. GroBere Art:
4 5 mm ephippium (Zetterstedt, 1847)

Chamaepsila pseudobicolor sp. n.

Untersuchungsmaterial: 14 Exemplare.

Holotypus, d »Jlfeld, S-Harz, Duda« (gedruckter-Zettel)»> 17. 9 F« (auf gelbem Papier
mit der Handschrift von Duda), »bicolor Mg. d« (Handschrift von Duda). (Gen. Prtip.)
Paratypen: 1 d so beim Holotypus, aber Datum auf einem lila Zettel »11. 6. F« (Gen.
Prtip.): 12 9 »Jlfeld, S.-llarz. Duda (gedruckter Zettel) obicolor Mg. 9« (Handschrift von
Duda) mit folgenden Datumsangaben: auf lila Papier: »12. 5. F.«, »8. 8. F.« »9. 8. F.«, »10.

8. F.«, *11. 8. F.«, >12. 8. F.<; auf gelbem Papier: *16. 8. F.< (2 Exemplare), >24. 8. I t6.

9. F.«, »7. 9. F.«, »8. 9. F.«.

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Der Holotypus und 10 Paratypen werden in der Dipteren-Sainmlung des Zoologi-
schen Museums der Humboldt-Universitat, Berlin aufbewahrt, 3 Paratypen befinden sich in
der Zoologischen Abteilung des Ungarischen Naturwissenschaftlichen Museums, Budapest.

Holotypus ($). Kopf braunlichgelb, aber Ozellendreieck, 3. Fiihlcr-
glied und das lezte Spitzendrittel der Palpen braunlichschwarz. Kopf etwas
hbher als lang (10 : 9), Stirne auffallend breit, parallelrandig, bedeutend brei-
ter als lang, Verhaltnis der in Hbhe des ersten Punktauges gemessenen Breite
zur Lange wie 5,6 : 4,2. Gesicht kaum zuriickweichend, Fiihlergruben lang*
schmal, tief, Gesichtskiel sehr scharf. Wangen schmaler als die Breite des
3. Fiihlergliedes. Backen schmal, bloB so breit wie 1/3 des vertikalen Augen-
durchmessers. Augen etwas oval. 1. und 2. Fiihlerglied braunlichgelb, 3. Fiih-
lerglied dunkel schwarzlichbraun, oberer Rand und Spitze mit einer kraftige-
ren schwarzen Berandung. Fiihlerborste dicht, kurz behaart. Letztes Spitzen¬
drittel der Palpen schwach, kolbenformig verbreitert, dieser Teil braunlich¬
schwarz. Kopfbeborstung: pvt , 3 vt , oc, 2 ors. Samtliche Macrochaeten, so
aucli die Borsten des Thorax gelb.

Thorax mit Scutellum und aucli Mediotergit vollkommen einfarbig
braunlichgelb, weder auf dem Mesonotum nocli auf den Pleuren ein hellerer
oder dunklerer Fleck oder Streifen vorhanden. Thorakalbeborstung: 1 «, 1 sa,
1 pa, 1 dc, 1 sc. Fliigel leicht gelblich getont, Verhaltnis m 3 : m 4 = 8,5 : 8,
t a — t p : t p = 8,5 : 2,7. Halteren gestreckt, ovalformiger Kopf nur etwas lan-
ger als die Stiele. Beine einfarbig hellgelb, bloB vordere Coxa heller weiBlich-
gelb. Abdomen braunlichgelb, aber immer mit verschieden groBen schwarzen
Flecken gesprenkelt.

Korperliinge: 3,8 mm.

Die Weibchen stimmen in alien wesentlichen Merkmalen mit den Mann-
chen iiberein, bloB das 3. Fiihlerglied ist dunkelbraun, bzw. das Schwarz ist
deutlicher betont.

Korperlange der Paratypen: 3,5—4 mm.

Differentialdiagnose ist dem obigen Bestimmungsschliissel zu entnehmen.

Chamaepsila fuscinervis (Zetterstedt, 1835)

Zetterstedt, 1835: Annls Soc. ent. Fr., 4: 183 ( Scatophaga ).

Untersuchungsmaterial: 2 Exemplare.

Lectotypus, <$ »kleines, gelbes, viereckiges Papier« »Ostrog« [othia] (Ilandschrift von
Zetterstedt). — »S. fuscinervis <$. Scan« [ia] (Ilandschrift von Zetterstedt).

Lectotypus (c?): Uberwiegend glanzend schwarze, schlanke Art.
Oberer Teil des Hinterkopfes, Ozellendreieck, Stirnstrieme und Umgebung,
Gesichtskiel sowie Russel und Palpen braunlichschwarz, der iibrige Teil des
Kopfes in verschiedenen Nuancen rdtlichbraun. Kopf etwas hbher als lang
(11 : 10). Parallelrandige Stirne breiter als lang. Verhaltnis der am vorderen

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Punktauge gemessenen Breite und Liingc wie 6 : 5. Wangennur etwas schina-
ler als Breite des 3. Fiihlerglicdes. Backcn so hoch wie die 1/2 des vertikalen
Augendurchinessers (6,7 : 3,4). Augen etwas schiefgestellt, oval. 1. und 2.
Fiihlerglied braunlichgelb, 3. Fiihlerglied schwarz, am Ende breit abgerundet.
Fiihlerborste blaBgelb, nur auBerst fein behaart. Kopfbeborstung: pvt , 2 vf,
oc, 1 ors . Samtliche Macrochaeten sowie auch die Borsten des Thorax schwarz.

Thorax und Scutellum glanzend schwarz und mit Ausnahme von Ptero-
pleura und Scutellum dicht, mit kurzen weiBen Haaren bedeckt. Thorakal-
beborstung: 1 n, 1 sa, 1 pa, 1 dc. 1 sc. Fliigelgelblichtingiert, die Adern dunkel-
braun, die von Zetterstedt erwahnte braunliche Saumung jedoch nicht zu
erkennen, hochstens nur die Spuren zu sehen (verblichen ?). Verhaltnis m 3 :
m 4 = 7,2 : 8. t a - t p : t p = 7,2 : 3,2. Halteren fehlen, nur blaBer gelber Ansatz
vorhanden. Beine braunlichgelb, Dorsalseite des distalen Endes der Schenkel
etwas, auf der Ventralseite in groBerem MaBe, proximales Ende der Beine
wieder in groBerem MaBe, am distalen Ende nur ganz wenig braunlichschwarz.
Abdomen glanzend schwarz, sparlich mit langen w<*iBen llaaren bedeckt.
Genitalien wurden nicht untersucht.

Kdrperliinge: 3,1 mm.

Zur Typenserie gehdrte auch ein weiblichcs Exemplar (Zetterstedt, 1835: 183 »ad
praedium Godegard Ostrogothiae, d. 15 jul. 1827, in copula seinel inveni«), doch konnte
weder ein Weibchen, noch Exemplare in Kopula in der Sanunlung vorgefunden werden.
Dagegen konnte ein mannliches Exemplar untersucht werden »S. fuscinervis Scan« [ia],
welches von Zetterstedt erstinalig erst 1847 (l.c.: 2405) erwahnt wird, so daB dies nicht zur
Typenserie gehoren kann. Dies Exemplar stimmt in alien wesentlichen Merkmalen mit dem
Lectotypus uberein, nur die dunklere Saumung der Flugcladern ist ausgepragter, so wie dies
in der Originalbeschreibung angefiihrt wird.

Bereits Zetterstedt (1835: 184) erwahnt bei der Beschreibung von gracilis Meig.,
daB seine fuscinervis eventuell das Mannchen von gracilis Meig. sein konnte, da, wie er erwahnt,
das Mannchen von gracilis Meig. nicht bekannt war. Aus der Beschreibung von Meigen
(1826: 356) geht jedoch nicht hervor, daB er die Art nur anliand des Weibchen beschrieben
hat. Zetterstedt (1835: 184) erwahnt auch nur das Weibchen von gracilis Meig. Seguy
gibt in seinem Faunenwerk (1934: 226) die Bekanntinachung der gracilis Meig. aufgrund des
weiblichen Typus-Exemplares von Meigen an. Aus der Arbeit von Becker (1902: 243) ist
bekannt, daB in der Sammlung des Museums von Paris nur ein weiblichcs Typus-Exemplar
von gracilis Meig. vorliegt, er ist ebenfalls der Meinung, daB fuscinervis Zetterstedt das
Mannchen von gracilis Meig. sein kann. Sciiiner (1864: 205) betrachtet noch fuscinervis
Zett. als selbstandige Art, Frey (1925: 48) ist der Auffassung. daB sie eine Varietat von
gracilis Meig. ist, wahrend Seguy und Hennig (1941: 18) sie als Synonym von gracilis Meig.
ansieht.

Auch ohne Genitaluntersuchungen durchgefiihrt zu haben, kann eindeutig festgestellt
werden, daB fuscinervis Zett. eine Form der in vielen Merkmalen variierenden gracilis Meig.
ist, so daB aufgrund der Untersuchungen des Typus ausgesagt werden kann, daB fuscinervis
Zetterstedt, 1835 ein .Junior-Synonym der gracilis Meigen, 1826 und buccata Fallen,
1826 ist.

Es ist eine andere Frage aber mit dieser inochte ich mich an dieser Stelle nicht ein-
gchend befassen -, daB die als gracilis Meig. bestimmten Tiere bzw. das unter diesem Namen
bekanntgewordene Taxon, tatsacldich eine einzige Art ist. Fs ist namlich fraglich, ob bei den
analytischen Untersuchungen der nahczu 200 gracilis Meig. -Exemplare die Groflen- und
Farbenunterschiede und die Unterschiede in der Ghaetotaxie noch dem Variationsspektrum
einer Art entsprechen.

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Chamaepsila humeralis (Zetterstedt, 1847)

Zetterstedt, 1847: Dipt, scand., 6: 2401 ( Scatophaga ).

Untersuchungsmaterial: 2 Exemplare.

Lectotypus, £ »kleines, blaugriines, viereckiges Papier« »S. humeralis Tynaes« (Nor-
wegen) (Handschrift von Zetterstedt). Paralectotypus 1 9 »kleines, blaugriines, viereckiges
Papier« »S. humeralis 9 As Jemtl« (Handschrift von Zetterstedt) »As, Ad Ostersund, Jemtl

^ 40« (gedruckter Zettel).

8

Lectotypus (£): Mit Ausnahme der Schulterheule und dem Epi-
sternum, Thorax und Abdomen vollkommen schwarz, Beine einfarbig gelb.
Kopf gelb, al)er Ozellendreieck schwarz, dessen Umgebung und Hinterkopf
dunkelbraun. Kopf auffallend hoher als lang (13 : 11), Stirne parallelrandig,
in Hohe des vorderen Punktauges gemessen nur etwas breiter als lang (7 : 6).
Gesicht kaurn zuriiekweichend. Wangen sehr schnial, nicht so breit wie die
1/2 der Breite des 3. Fiihlergliedes. Breite der Backen etwas kleincr als die 1/2
des vertikalen Augendurchniessers (13 : 6). Augen rundlich. Fiihler hellgelb,
aber oberer Rand und die Spitze des 3. Fiihlergliedes hellbraun. Fiihlerborste
blafigelb, sparlich, aber ausgepragt ziemlich lang behaart. Alle Macrochaeten,
ebenso wie der Thorax, gelb.

Thorax ganzlich — mit Ausnahme der gelben Schulterheule und des
Episternum — und Scutellum glanzend schwarz, mit Ausnahme des obereren
Teiles der Ptero- und Hypopleura, sowie des Scutellum dicht, mit kurzen
Haaren bedeckt. Thorakalbeborstung: 1 n, 1 sa, 1 pa, 2 dr, 1 sc. Fliigel durch-
sichtig, etwas gelblich getont. Verhaltnis m 3 : m 4 = 7,8 : 6,5; t a — t : t p —
7,8 : 2. Halteren gelblichweiB, gestreckte, ovalformige Kopfe liinger als die
Stiele. Abdomen einfarbig schwarz, glanzend, sparlich von langeren weiBen
Haaren bedeckt. Genitalien wurden nicht untersucht.

Korperlange: 3,7 mm.

Paralectypus stimmt in alien wesentlichen Merkmalen mit dem Lecto¬
typus iiberein. Legrohr braunlichgelb. Korperlange: 3,9 mm (ohne Legrohr).

Chamaepsila limbatella (Zetterstedt, 1847)

Zetterstedt, 1847: Dipt, scand., 6: 2401 ( Scatophaga ).

Untersuchungsmaterial: 1 Exemplar.

Holotypus, 9* *S. limbatella , <$ Svecia inf.« (Handschrift von Zetterstedt).

Holotypus (§): Eine Art mit braunlichschwarzem Kopf, hellgelben
Beinen, mit beinahe vollkommen schwarzem Thorax und ganzlich schwarzem
Abdomen. Kopf braunlichschw arz, bloB Ozellendreieck und der Spitzenteil
der Taster braunlichschwarz. Kopf hoher als lang (12 : 10). Stirne nach vorne
sich verschmalernd, in der Hohe des vorderen Punktauges gemessen, etwas
breiter als lang (7 : 6). Gesicht maBig zuriiekweichend. Wangen schmaler als

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die Breite des 3. Fiihlergliedes. Breite der Wangen beinahe 2/3 des vertikalen
Augendurchmessers (12 : 7,5). Fiihlerglieder braunlichgelb, oberer Hand des
3. Fiihlergliedes und Spitze braun. 3. Fiihlerglied gestreckt, mehr als doppelt
so lang wie breit (5 : 2). Nur der Ansatz der Fiihlerborsten vorhanden, diese
sind blafigelb und sebr dicht mit sebr kurzen Haaren besetzt. Obwohl samt-
liche M acrochaeten des Tieres fehlen, kann die Kopf- und Thorakalbeborstung
aufgrund der BorstenfuBpunkte festgestellt werden: pvt , 3 vt , or, 1 ors, 1 n,
1 so, 1 pa , 1 dr, 1 sc. Macrochaeten (aufgrund von anderen Exemplaren) gelb.

Farbe des Thorax steht Ch. humeralis Zett. nabe, insofern der Thorax
schwarz, aber Schulterbeule, Episternum, sogar auch der vordere Toil der
Mesopleura sowie eine schmale von der Schulterbeule nach der Flugelwurzel
ziehende Linie gelb ist. Thorax mit Ausnahme des oberen Teiles der Ptero-
und Hypopleura sowie des Scutellum, dicht mit kurzen weiBen Haaren be-
deckt. Fliigel durchscheinend. Verhaltnis m 3 : m 4 9,6 : 9; t a — t p : t p —
9,6 : 3,2. Halteren fehlen. Beine vollig einfarbig fahlgelb. Abdomen einfarbig
schwarz mit. zerstreuten ziemlich langen, weiBlichen Hiirchen. Legrohr zuriick-
gezogen.

Korperlange: 4,3 mm.

Von den Arten init nicht ganzlich schwarzem Thorax, schwarzem Abdomen und ein-
farhigen gelben Beinen der Gattung Chamaepsila , laBt sie sich durch die Borstenkoinhination
3 vt, 1 ors und 1 dc mit Sicherheit erkennen. Hennig (194 : 20), der das Typen-Exemplar
bereits untersucht hatte, stellte fest, daB es sich um ein Weibchen handelt und nicht urn ein
Mannchen, welches Zetterstedt beschrieb, ferner, daB es sich um eine seltenere Variante
der Art handelt, insofern, wenn nicht nur die Schulterbeule, der vordere Teil des Episternum
und der Mesopleura gelb ist, sondern sich zwischen der Schulterbeule und dem Flugelwurzel
ein gelber Streifen hinzieht. Solche Exeinplare konnte IIennig im Museum von Wien, ich im
Material des Deutschen Entoinologischen Instituts vorfinden.

Chamaepsila morio (Zetterstedt. 1835)

Zetterstedt, 1835: Annls Soc. ent. Fr., 4: 185 ( Scatophaga ).

Untersuchungsmaterial: 2 Exemplare.

Lectotypus, $ »S. Morio $ jug. alpin« (Abdomen auf einem gesonderten Papier auf-
geklebt und unter dem Tier aufgestochen). — »S. Morio £ Quickjock«.

Lectotypus ($): Einfarbig glanzend schwarze, bzw. dunkelbraune
Art. Kopf schwarz, aber Ozellendreieck und Backen dunkelbraun. Kopf auf-
fallend holier als lang (12 : 10). Stirne sebr breit, parallelrandig. Breiten- und
Langenverhaltnis, gemessen beim vorderen Punktauge wie 5,5 : 3,5. Gesicht
miiBig zuriickweichend, Wangen beinahe so breit wie die Breite des 3. Fiihler-
gliedes, Backen sebr hoch, beinahe so breit wie 2/3 des vertikalen Augen¬
durchmessers. Augen oval. 1. und 2. Fiihlerglied rotlichbraun, 3. Fiihlerglied
sowie Palpen und Russel samtig schwarz. Kopfbeborstung: pvt , 3 rt, oc, 2 ors.
Alle Macrochaeten sowie auch die Borsten des Thorax schwarz.

Thorax mit Scutellum einfarbig glanzend schwarz, dicht mit kurzen,
weibcn Haaren bedeckt. Thorakalbeborstung: 1 n, 1 sa, 1 pa, 3 dc, 1 sc. Von

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den 3 Paar dorsozentralen Borsten erstes Paar am kiirzesten, halb so lang wie
das hintere Paar, welches von alien am langsten ist. Fliigel durchsichtig. Ver-
hiiltnis m 3 : m 4 = 7,2 : 7; t a — t p : t p = 7,2 : 2,8. Nur die Basalhalfte der einen
Halt ere vorhanden, Stiel grau, vorhandener Kopfteil blaBgelb. Schenkel und
Schienen schwarz, Tarsenglieder und Knie gelblichbraun. Abdomen einfarbig
dunkel braunlichschwarz, Legrohr gelblichbraun.

Korperliinge: 3,8 mm (ohne Legrohr).

In der Zetterstedt- Sammlung wurde noch ein mannliches Exemplar (»S. Morio
Quickjock«) untersucht, dies gehort jedoch nicht zur Typus-Serie, da Zetterstedt dies Tier
erst 1847 (l.c.: 2405) erstmalig erwahnt. In der Originalbeschreibung hingegen fungiert ein
weibliches Exemplar mit dem Fundort »alp. Do\vre«. Wenn in Zukunft, ein Exemplar mit die-
sem Fundort vorgefunden werden sollte, muB dies als Paralectotypus angesehen werden.
Das untersuchte andere (Quickjock) mannliche Exemplar stimmt in alien wesentlichen Merk-
malen (Farbe, MaBverhaltnisse) mit dem Weibchen iiberein, mit der Bemerkung jedoch. daB
wegen Durchstechung des Thorax, das 3. (vordere) dc-Paar nicht zu erkennen war und daB
die kurze, weiBe Behaarung sehr sparlich (abgerieben ?) erscheint. Kdrperlange des Miinn-
chens: 3,7 mm.

Chamaepsila unilineata (Zetterstedt, 1847)

Zetterstedt, 1847: Dipt, scand., 6: 2396 ( Scatophaga ).

Untersuchungsmaterial: 2 Exemplare.

Lectotypus, <$ »kleines, blaugriines, viereckiges Papier« »S. unilineata £ Tynaes«
[Norwegen] (Handschrift von Zetterstedt). Paralectotypus: >>kleines, blaugriines, vier¬
eckiges Papier« »S. unilineata $ Nas<< (Handschrift von Zetterstedt) »0 Naess, Vaerdal,
8-10

Norveg.--— 40« (gedruckter Zettel).

Lectotypus (rf): Gelbe Art mit schwarzem Thorax. Kopf einfarbig
gelb, bloB Ozellendreieck braunlichschwarz. Kopf so hoch wie lang (8 : 8).
Stirne parallelrandig, Verlialtnis der Lange zur Breite, gemessen beim vorde-
ren Punktauge, wie 4 : 5. Gesicht stark zuriickweichend. Wangen schmaler
als Breite des 3. Fiihlergliedes. Hohe der Backen mehr als ein Drittel des
vertikalen Augendurchmessers (4 : 2,5). Verdickter Ansatz der hellen Fiihler-
borste dunkelbraun, Fiihlerborste langlich behaart. Kopfbeborstung: pvt , 3 vt,
oc , 2 ors. Samtliche Macrochaeten sowie auch die Borsten des Thorax gelb.

Thorax mit Scutellum gelb, bloB in der Mittellinie des Mesonotum zieht
sich ein breiterer braunlichschwarzer Langsstreifen hin, beiderseits von die-
sem befindet sich, auBer der dorsozentralen Borstenreihe hinter der Quernaht
noch je ein diinner, kurzer braunlichschwarzer Streifen. M(‘diotergit dunkel¬
braun. Thorax dicht mit kurzen, weiBlichen Haaren bedeckt. Thorakalbebor-
stung: 1 n, 1 sa, 1 pa, 2 dc, 1 sc. Der durchsichtige Fliigel blaBgelb getont.
Verhaltnis /n 3 : m 4 — 9 : 7,2; t a —t p : t p = 9 : 2,7. Stiele der Halteren gelb,
Kopf weiBlich, nur etwas langer als der Stiel. Abdomen glanzend schwarz,
auf dem sparlich lange, weiBliche Haare stehen.

Korperlange: 3,8 mm.

Weiblicher Paralectotypus stimmt in alien wesentlichen Merkmalen
mit dem Lectotypus iiberein, mit der Bemerkung jedoch, daB auf der lin-

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ken Seite ties Kopfes 4 vt sind (Abnormitat), ferner, dab die Stirne nicht
parallelrandig ist, sondern nach vorne sich verschimilert.

Obwohl die Genitalien des Lectotypus nicht untersucht wurden,das andere mannliche,
in alien iiuBeren morphologischen Merkinalen ubereinstimmende Exemplar (Wustung bei
Habelschwerdt) hingegen ja, konnte ich zu der selben Feststellung wie Hennig (1941: 23)
kommen, u.zw. besteht zwischen den Genitalien von pallida Fall, und denen von unilineata
Zett. kein wesentlicher Unterschied. So ist Ch. unilineata Zetterstedt, 1847 ein junior-
Synonym von Ch. pallida Fallen, 1826.

Chamaepsila buccata (Fallen, 1826)

Fallen, 1826: Suppl. Dipt. Sveciae: 15 ( Scatophaga ).

Untersuchungsmaterial: 1 Exemplar.

Holotypus, $ »maru [ ?] Fall.« »Scatoj)haga buccata. $ Fallen* (Handschrift von
Fallen).

H o 1 o t y p u s ($): Beinahe gelbkopfige und gelbbeinige Art, mit
schwarzem Thorax und Abdomen. Kopf braunlichgelb, aber Ozellendreieck,
obererTeil des Hinterkopfes, Russel und Palpen — mit Ausnahme der Basis
schwarz. Kopf merklich liinger als hoch (14 : 12). Stirne nach hinten zu sicli
verschmalernd, etwas kiirzer als breit, gemessen in Hohe des vorderen Punkt-
auges (6 : 7). Gesicht stark zuriickweichend. Wangen breit, breiter als die
Breite des 3. Fiihlergliedes. Hohe der Wangen gleich 1/2 vertikaler Augen-
durchmesser. Augen etwas oval, schiefstehend. 1. und 2. Fiihlerglied braun¬
lichgelb, 3. Fiihlerglied schwarz. Fiihlerborste blabgelb, nur fein behaart.
Kopfbeborstung: pvt , 2 vt. oc , 1 ors. Samtliche Macrochaeten sowie auch die
Borsten des Thorax schwarz.

Thorax mit Scutellum schwarz, mit Ausnahme des oberen Teiles der
Ptero- und Hypopleura sowie des Scutellums dicht, mit weiben Haaren be-
deckt. Thorakalbeborstung: 1 n, 1 sa, 1 pa, 1 dc, 1 sc. Fliigel blabgelb, durch-
sichtig. Yerhaltnis m 3 : m 4 = 8:8; t a — t p : t p = 8 : 2,5. Halteren gelblichweib,
grobe loffelformige Kopfe liinger als die Stiele. Beine braunlichgelb, die Schen-
kel jedoch verschieden stark schwarz (beide Enden jedoch immrr braunlich¬
gelb), samtliche Tarsenglieder der vorderen Beine, die 2 —-3 letzten der mittle-
ren und hinteren Beine braun. Abdomen schwarz, sparlich mit weiben Haaren
bedeckt, die kauin liinger sind als die ahnlichen Haare des Thorax. Leg-
rohr gelb.

Korperlange: 4 mm (ohne Legrohr).

Die Art wurde bis zum Erscheinen der Monographic von Hennig (1941) als selbstiin-
dige Art betrachtet, d.h. sie wurde falseh gewertet. Zuerst wurde die Art limbatella Zett.
von Frey (1925: 48) und spater von Seguy (1934: 225) mit dieser identifiziert. Dies konnte
nur deswegen geseheben, da weder Frey noch Seguy den Typus von buccata Fall, nicht
gesehen batten und deswegen erwahnen, da 13 buccata Fall, tiber 3 pvt verfiigt. So wurde
aufgrund der Borstenkomhination 3 pvt % 1 ors und 1 dc dieser Art mit limbatella Zett. iden¬
tifiziert. Diese letztere Art fungiert weder in der Arbeit von Frey noch in der von Seguy und
es gibt auch keinen Hinweis, dafi limbatella Zett. ein Synonym von buccata Fall. ist.

Das von mir untersuchte Exemplar von Fallen mufi zweifelsohne als Holotypus von
buccata betrachtet werden, da auch Zetterstedt (1835: 183, 1847: 2404) ausdriicklich und

16*

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A. sods

betont von einem einzigen weiblichen Exemplar schreibt. So ist der Typus nicht in der Samm-
lung von Fallen in Stockholm, sondern in der Sainmlung von Zetterstedt in Lund anzu-
treffen. Dies Holotypus-Exemplar stimmt in alien wesentlichen Merkmalen mit gracilis Meig.
und deren Farbvarianten mit dem gracilis Weibchen uberein, deren Beine beinahe vollkoin-
men gelb sind. Deswegen betrachte ich buccata Fallen, 1826 als Senior-Synonym von gracilis
Meig., 1826 u.zw. mit folgender Begriindung. Es ist mir nicht bekannt, ob ein EntschluG
des ICZN vorliegt, welcher von den beiden Arten (Meigen odor Fallen, 1826) die Prioritiit
gegeben werden muBte. Da das Datum des Erscheinens der Arbeit von Fallen auf den Tag,
d.h. auf den 13. Dezember 1826 spezifiziert und bei Meigen nur das Jalir angegeben ist, so ist
das Datum des Erscheinens im Falle von Meigen [cf. Codex 21 (a) (ii)] der 31. Dezember
1826, so daB die Art von Fallen, 1826 Prioritat gegenuber der Art von Meigen, 1826 besitzt.
Es sei noch bemerkt, daB das in der Einleitung von Meigen (1826: VII) angefiihrte »Geschrie-
ben zu Stolberg den 1. August 1826« nicht als Datuins-Spezifikation betrachtet werden kann.

SCHRIFTTUM

Becker, Til (1902): Die Meigen’schen Typen der sogen. Muscidae acalypterae (Muscaria
holometopa) in Paris und Wien. — Z. syst. Ilymenopt. Dipterol., 2: 209 —256.
Fallen, C. F. (1826): Supplementum Dipterorum Sveciae. Lund: 1- 16.

Frey, R. (1925): Zur Systeinatik der palaarktischen Psiliden (Dipt.). — Notul. ent., 5: 47—50.
IIennig, W. (1941): 41. Psilidae. - In Lindner: Die Fliegen der palaearktischen Region,
5(1): 1—38.

Meigen, J. W. (1826): Systematische Beschreibungen der bekannten europaischen zwei-
fliigeligen Insekten. -— Hamm: 5: XII -f* 1—412.

Schiner, J. R. (1864): Fauna austriaca. Die Fliegen (Diptera). Wien, 2: XXXII -f- 1—658.
Seguy, E. (1934): 28. Dipteres (Brachyceres) (Muscidae Acalypterae et Scatophagidae).

In: Fauna de France, 28: IV -f- 1—832.

Zetterstedt, J. W. (1835): Monographia Scatophagarum Scandinaviae. — Annls Soc. ent.
Fr., 4s 175—189.

Zetterstedt, J. W. (1847): Diptera Scandinaviae disposita descripta. — Lundae, 6: 2163—
2580.

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A REVISION OF THE GENUS IRDEX BURR, 1911
(DERMAPTERA: LABIIDAE)

H. Steinmann

Zoological Department , Hungarian Natural History Museum ,

If-1088 Budapest . Baross u. 13 , Hungary

(Received 12 January, 1984)

A survey and elaboration of the Oriental and Indo-Australian Irdex Burr
species and the description of the /. unimitabilis sp. n. (New Guinea), I. unicolor sp. n.
(Queensland), /. fortunatus sp. n. (New Guinea), and /. tantalus sp. n. (China). With
59 figures.

The genus Irdex was erected by Burr (1911) with Spongophora nitidi -
pennis Bormans, 1894 as type-species and placed in the subfamily Spongi-
phorinae. Recently, Brindle (1970) rearranged the various genera of the
family Labiidae and placed this genus in the subfamily Labiinae. The species
group has moderately large, prominent eyes, which are equal or larger than
length of genae, therefore is proposed to be left in the subfamily Spongiphori-
nae. Brindle in 1970 has synonymised the genus Apovostox Hebard, 1927
with it, since the characters separating the two were not well defined. Sri-
vastava in 1975 also synonymised the genus Argusina Hebard, 1927.

Irdex Burr, 1911

Irdex Burr, 1911, Dt. ent. natn.-Biblthk., 2: 59. — Species typica: Spongophora nitidipennis
Bormans, 1894.

Apovostox Hebard, 1927, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 79: 29. — Species typica: Labia
pygidiata Dubrony, 1879.

Argusina Hebard, ibidem, 79: 38. Species typica: Argusina lita Hebard, 1927.

Slender, size small to medium; general colour yellowish brown to brown¬
ish black species-group. Head comparatively large, eyes prominent, about as
long as the length of head behind eyes or longer. Antennal joints long, third
about as long as fifth. Tegmina and wings well or fully developed. Pygidium
strongly projecting, generally forming a flat, variously shaped horizontal plate
ventrally. Forceps remote at base, well separated, depressed, internally armed.
Male genitalia with long or very long virgae, latter straight (not of Irdex -
type) or with of Irdex -type curvature basally.

Distribution: Oriental and Indo-Australian Regions.

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Identification key to the species

1 (2) Branches of male forceps simple, inner margins without tooth or teeth (Fig. 1); male

pygidiuin very large, strongly broaded medially. Male genitalia (in Fig. 2 erected)
displaying Irdex- type curvature basally unimitabilis sp. n.

2 (1) Branches of male forceps armed with tooth or teeth at inner margins.

3 (18) Inner margins of branches of male forceps with one prominent tooth.

4 (7) Male pygidiuin between bases of forceps simple, not ornamented with denticles or

spines.

5 (6) Inner tooth of forceps prominent, well marked basally at inner margin; pygidiuin

of male oval, posterior margin with a small excision (Fig. 4)

hilaris (Bormans, 1900)

6 (5) Inner tooth of forceps small, but well visible medially at inner margin; pygidiuin of

male rectangular, posterior margin without excision (Fig. 5). Male genitalia not of
Irdex- type, as in Fig. 6 gracilis Borelli, 1932

7 (4) Male pygidiuin ornamented with smaller or larger denticles or spines at lateral and

posterior margins.

8 (9) Posterior margin of male pygidiuin specific, without two spines when directed back¬

wards (Fig. 7) pilosus (Bey-Bienko, 1959)

9 (8) Posterior margin of male pygidiuin with two spines when directed backwards.

10 (15) Male genital armature with comparatively short central parameral plate; external

para meres longer or shorter.

11 (12) External paraineres of male genitalia moderately long (Fig. 9). Inner tooth of male

forceps large, very prominent (Fig. 8) unicolor sp. n.

12 (11) External parameres of male genitalia shorter. Inner tooth of male forceps small.

13 (14) Virga within male genital lobe very long (Fig. 11); external parameres of central

parameral plate comparatively small. Male pygidiuin very broad, as in Fig. 10. Female
forceps with a broad ventral flange bicuneatus Borelli, 1932

14 (13) Virga within male genital lobe short (Fig. 14); external parameres of central parameral

plate comparatively large. Male pygidium longer than broad, as in Fig. 13. F emale
forceps with a narrow ventral flange chauhani Srivastava, 1975

15 (10) Male genital armature with comparatively long central parameral plate; external

parameres longer or shorter.

16 (17) Virga within male genital lobe straight (Fig. 17); external parameres comparatively

long. Male pygidium more or less as long as broad, as in Fig. 16; ventral edge of
inner margins of the male forceps with a small tooth wittmeri Brindle, 1975

17 (16) Virga within male genital lobe displaying Irdex- type curvature basally (Fig. 19);

virga associated with a long sclerite. Male pygidium slightly longer than broad, as
in Fig. 18: dorsal edge of inner margins of the male forceps with a small tooth

pygidiatus (Dubrony, 1879)

18 (3) Inner margins of branches of the male forceps with two or more teeth.

19 (20) Tip of external parameres of male genitaiia blunt or broad (Fig. 25). Male forceps

various, with branches long; pygidium long (Figs 21 22), small (Fig. 23) or very
broad (Fig. 24) nitidipennis (Bormans, 1894)

20 (19) Tip of external parameres of male genitalia narrow and pointed.

21 (22) Forceps in both sexes comparatively short, strongly depressed dorso-ventrally or

trigonal in cross-section. Pygidium very broad basally (Figs 27 28). Male forceps

not of Irdex- type, widened medially at inner margins brevis Brindle, 1970

22 (21) Forceps in both sexes comparatively elongated.

23 (24) Male pygidium characteristic, very narrow basally, and strongly widened apically,

posterior margin with one central spine medially (Fig. 29); branches of male forceps
with undulate serration or flange ventrally (Figs 29 — 30) ernstmayri Gunther, 1932

24 (23) Male pygidium different.

25 (26) External parameres of male genitalia characteristic, very long, undulate and strongly

narrowed apically (Fig. 32). Male pygidium long, lateral margins rounded, as in
Fig. 31. Female forceps depressed, pygidium quadrate (Fig. 33)

burri Srivastava, 1975

26 (25) External parameres of male genitalia simple. Male pygidium without a rounded

section laterally.

27 (34) Male genital armature with comparatively short central parameral plate; external

parameres smaller or larger.

28 (31) External parameres of male genitalia comparatively smaller; virga within genital

lobe with the specific Irdex- type curvature basally (Figs 35, and 37).

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29 (30) Male forceps with two small teeth dorsally; pygidium moderately small (Fig. 34).

Virga within genital lobe of male genitalia associated with a larger sclerite (Fig. 35)

Stella Stella (Bormans, 1900)

30 (29) Male forceps with one small tooth dorsally; pygidium moderately large (Fig. 36).

Virga within genital lobe of male genitalia associated with a smaller sclerite (Fig. 37)

stella sanisingensis Srivastava, 1975

31 (28) External para meres of male genitalia moderately larger; virga within genital lobe

straight (Figs 40 and 43).

32 (33) Uniformly reddish brown. Male pygidium distally projecting, tip bifid and provided

with a tubercle above (Fig. 39). External parameres of male genitalia broader at
base gradually narrowing apically (Fig. 40) papuanus (Brindle, 1970)

33 (32) Uniformly blackish brown. Male pygidium notproduceddistally, postero-lateral angles

with minute point and hind margin emarginate, tubercle above wanting (Fig. 42).
External parameres of male genitalia narrowed at base, gently enlarged in the middle,
apices somewhat pointed (Fig. 43) poggii Srivastava, 1978

34 (27) Male genital armature with a comparatively long central parameral plate; external

parameres larger or smaller.

35 (36) External parameres of male genitalia moderately larger, as in Fig. 46. Branches of

male forceps strongly curved basally; pygidium specific, broad, lateral spines very
large (Fig. 45) fortunatus sp. n.

36 (35) External parameres of male genitalia comparatively small. Branches of male forceps

not curved strongly basally.

37 (40) Inner margins of male forceps with prominent tooth near pygidium basally.

38 (39) Male genitalia narrow, apical part of central parameral plate one and half times as

broad as the length of external paramere (Fig. 48). Male pygidium oval, posterior
margin rounded (Fig. 47) cliapmani Brindle, 1980

39 (38) Male genitalia broader, apical part of central parameral plate twice as broad as the

length of external paramere (Fig. 51). Male pygidium pentagonal, posterior margin
truncate (Fig. 50) tantalus sp. n.

40 (37) Inner margins of male forceps without tooth basally.

41 (42) Male pygidium very long, more or less two and half times as long as broad (Fig. 52).

Male genitalia (Pig. 53) very narrow, virga widened at basal section. Female forceps
strongly trigonal in cross-section elongatus (Srivastava, 1978)

42 (41) Male pygidium shorter. Branches of male forceps with two pairs of teeth at inner

margins.

43 (44) Male forceps with two larger teeth at inner margins; pygidium characteristic, nar¬

rowed at base, broad and flat apically with hind margin emarginate and faintly dentate
and angles produced into minute points (Fig. 55). Male genitalia as in Fig. 56

serratus (Kapoor, 1967)

44 (43) Male forceps with two smaller teeth at inner margins; pygidium of Irdex- type (Pig. 57).

Male genitalia as in Fig. 58 litus (Hebard, 1927)

Irdex iinimitabilis sp. n.

Male general colour dark reddish brown; head with antennae, and pro-
notum darker, legs uniformly yellowish brown, tegmina lighter brown medially,
and darker marginally; cuticle finely coriaceous with long setae. Head longer
than broad, tumid; sutures obsolete. Eyes large, a little longer than the length
of head behind eyes. Antennae 13-jointed; first joint long, about as long as
distance between antennal bases; second transverse, third joint longer than
fifth. Pronotum slightly longer than broad, lateral margins parallel-sided,
posterior margin straight, all angles rounded; median longitudinal furrow
finely visible. Tegmina and wings well developed, with shorter hairs. Abdomen
more or less parallel-sided. Ultimate tergite transverse posterior margin simple,
broad, posterior margin concave with numerous small, and four long setae*

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Pygidium very large, strongly broadened medially, posterior margin concave
(Fig. 1). Branches of forceps simple, long, strongly trigonal in cross-section
basally and medially; inner margins without tooth or teeth. Genitalia (Fig. 2)
well developed, central parameral plate comparatively narrow, virga within
genital lobe with the Irdex -type curvature basally; external paramere with
acuminate apices.

Female very similar to male, but body shining, forceps slender, simple,
tapering, contiguous, as in Fig. 3.

Length of body with forceps: male: 9.5 mm, female: 8.5 mm.

H o 1 o t y p e male: New Guinea, Wau, Nami Creek, 1968, legit: Dr. J. Balogh,
gen. prep. No. 873, det. Dr. H. Steinmann, and 1 female paratype, ditto. Deposited in
the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

Irdex hilaris (Bormans, 1900) comb. n.

Labia hilaris Bormans, 1900, Ann. Mus. Stor. nat. Genova, 20: 457. — Type locality: New
Guinea. Type male: Museum fiir Naturkunde, Berlin.

Spongovostox hilaris (Bormans): Burr, 1911, Genera Insectorum, 122: 52.

Apovostox hilaris (Bormans): Popham et Brindle, 1967, Entomologist, 100: 256.

Male colourfull, head dark brown, distal antennal joints yellowish or
whitish, rest brown, pronotum, legs and forceps yellow, tegmina unicolour,
light brown, wings brown apically and yellowish basally. Head broad, posterior
margin straight; postfrontal and coronal sutures present. Eyes very large,
slightly longer than length of head behind eyes. Antennae 12-jointed; first
joint long, but a little shorter than distance between antennal bases, second
transverse, third longer than broad. Pronotum transverse, broad, lateral
margins straight, more or less parallel-sided; posterior margin truncate. Teg-

Figs 1 — 5. 1 = Holotype ultimate tergite with forceps of Irdex unimitabilis sp. n., 2 holo-
type genital armature, and 3 female ultimate tergite with forceps. — 4 Male ultimate
tergite with forceps of I. hilaris (Bormans, 1900), and 5 = male ultimate tergite with forceps

of I. gracilis Borelli, 1932

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mina and wings well developed, long. Abdomen fusiform, expanded medially;
ultimate tergite concave laterally; pygidium specific, oval, posterior margin
with a small excision, as in Fig. 4. Branches of forceps comparatively short,
a little trigonal basally, cylindrical medially and apically; inner margin with
a prominent tooth basally. Female similar to male, but forceps without inner
tooth basally.

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 10 —10.5 mm.
Distribution : New r Guinea.

Irdex gracilis (Borelli, 1932)

Apovostox gracilis Borelli, 1932, Journ. Fed. Malay State Mus., 17: 184. Type locality:
Borneo. Type male: Sarawak Museum.

1 rdex gracilis (Borelli): Srivastava, 1976, Misc. Publ. Occ. Paper, No. 2: 34.

Male general colour yellowish brown to brown. Head rounded, moderately
large, and broad; postfrontal sutures well marked, coronal suture finely visible.
Eyes large, more or less as long as length of head behind eyes. Antennae 12-
jointed; first long, more or less as long as distance between antennal bases.
Pronotum quadrate, lateral margins straight, parallel-sided, all angles rounded,
posterior margin straight. Teginina and wings fully developed. Abdomen a
little expanded to medial tergites; ultimate tergite broad, posterior margin
trisinuate. Pygidium rectangular, narrowed on lateral margins; convex pos¬
teriorly. Branches of forceps (Fig. 5) straight, a little trigonal in cross-section
basally, cylindrical medially and apically; inner margin with small, but prom¬
inent tooth medially. Genitalia (Fig. 6) with central parameral plate broad;
virga within genital lobe very long, not of I rdex- type; external pararnera small,
short, obtuse. Female unknown.

Length of body with forceps: 11 mm.

Distribution : Borneo: Sarawak.

Irdex pilosus (Bey-Bienko, 1959)

Apovostox pilosus Bey-Bienko, 1959, Ent. Obozr., 38: 611. Type locality: China: Yunnan.

Type male: unknown, perhaps in the Peking Museum.

Irdex pilosus (Bey-Bienko): Brindle, 1975, Ent. Basiliensia, 1: 28 (Bhutan).

Male reddish-brown, head darker; legs yellow, antennae yellowish brown.
Cuticle rather strongly punctured and pubescent; tegmina and wings with
fairly dense long pale hairs, abdominal tergites with hairs more depressed.
Head transverse, tumid. Eyes very large, slightly longer than length of head
behind eyes. Antennae typical, first joint a little shorter than distance between
antennal bases, second quadrate, third longer than broad. Pronotum as broad
as long, almost parallel-sided, posterior margin weakly convex. Tegmina and
wings fully developed (or apparently may be reduced). Abdomen depressed.

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and expanded medially. Ultimate tergite broad, smooth, posterior margin
trisinuate. Pygidium specific, posterior margin undulate, plate large, declivous,
distal part expanded into a wide almost triangular plate with the lateral parts
curved dorsally, and with median part emarginate (Fig. 7). Each branch of
forceps trigonal for basal third, slightly arcuate, and with a dorso-median
tooth beyond midpoint, ventral inner edge finely dentated beyond tooth.
Genitalia unknown. Female very similar to male, but forceps without a dorso-
median tooth, inner ventral edge more strongly dentated; pygidium more or
less rectangular, declivent, prominent.

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 11 —12 mm.

Distribution : China: Yunnan, and Bhutan.

Irdex iinicolor sp. n.

Male unicolour, dark reddish brown. Head very broad, large, smooth,
tumid; postfrontal and coronal sutures finely visible. Eyes comparatively
small, shorter than length of head behind eyes. Antennae 12-jointed; first
joint long, about as long as distance between antennal bases, second trans¬
verse, third slightly longer than broad, rest elongate, slender. Pronotum lon¬
ger than broad, weakly narrowed posteriorly; lateral margins straight, pos¬
terior margin convex; median longitudinal furrow present. Tegmina and wings
fully developed, long. Abdomen depressed, more or less parallel-sided, tergites,
except ultimate tergite, punctured and pubescent. Ultimate tergite broad,
with two large, obtuse tubercles posteriorly. Penultimate sternite simple,
broad, rounded posteriorly. Pygidium very prominent, with dorsal and ventral
parts, latter with two spines, when directed backwards, as in Fig. 8. Branches

Figs 6 10. 6 = Male genital armature of Irdex gracilis Borelli, 1932. — 7 — Male ultimate

tergite with forceps of I. pilosus (Bey-Bienko, 1959). 8 Holotype ultimate tergite with

forceps of /. unicolor sp. n., and 9 ditto, genital armature. 10 Male ultimate tergite
with forceps of I. bicuneatus Borelli, 1932

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of forceps a little arcuate on basal third, inner margin with prominent tooth
medially. Genitalia (Fig. 9) with external parameres moderately long; virga
within genital lobe narrow, slender, with the Irdex -type curvature hasally.
Female unknown.

Length of body with forceps: 15 mm.

Holotype male: Australia: Queensland, Kuranda, 1200. VI 4 62, R. W. Taylor,

gen. prep. No. 865, det. Dr. H. Steinmann. Deposited in the Harvard University, Cambridge,
Mass., USA.

Irdex bicuneatus Borelli, 1932

Irdex bicuneatus BORELLI, 1932, .Journ. Fed. Malay. States Mus., 17: 186. Type locality:

Borneo. Type male: Sarawak Museum.

Male dark reddish-brown, antennae dark brown, legs yellowish; wings
usually yellow at base, sometimes the yellow colour extends on to the apex of
tegmina. Cuticle a little shining, punctured and pubescent. Head rounded,
large, posterior margin convex; smooth, tumid. Eyes comparatively large,
about as long as length of head behind eyes. Antennae typical. Pronotum more
or less as long as broad; lateral margins straight, parallel-sided; posterior
margin convex. Tegmina and wings fully developed. Abdomen a little de¬
pressed, and expanded medially; ultimate tergite very broad, with well marked
depression posteriorly. Pygidium very broad, comparatively narrow hasally,
expanded laterally; posterior margin with rounded emargination medially, and
with two small tubercles medio-laterally. Forceps (Fig. 10) arcuate, strongly
trigonal hasally and medially, cylindrical apically; inner margin with a small
tooth on apical third. Genitalia (Fig. 11) well developed; central parameral
plate a little widened on apical third, virga within genital lobe very long, with
the Irdex-tyyic curvature hasally; external paramere comparatively small.
Female very similar to male, but forceps (Fig. 12) with broad ventral flange¬
like edge; inner margins without tooth or teeth.

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 11—13 mm.

Distribution : North Borneo.

Irdex chauhani Srivastava, 1975

Irdex chauhani Srivastava, 1975, I)r. B. S. Chauhan Comm., 1975: 275. — Type locality:

India. Type male: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta.

Male general colour reddish brown, abdomen somewhat darker. Head
triangular, slightly broader than long, frons moderately convex, postfrontal
and coronal sutures obsolete. Eyes very large, slightly longer than length of
head behind eyes. Antennae broken in holotype; first joint very long, longer
than distance between antennal bases, second quadrate, third joint three
times as long as broad. Prcnotum a little longer than broad, margins rounded;
median longitudinal furrow present. Tegmina and wings fully developed, former

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Figs 11 15. 11 Male genital armature of Irdex bicuneatus Borelli, 1932, and 12 = ditto,

female forceps. 13 — Male ultimate tergite with forceps of I. chauhani Srivastava, 1975,

14 ditto, male genitalia, and 15 - - ditto, female ultimate tergite and forceps

obliquely truncate posteriorly. Abdomen long, gently enlarging posteriorly;
ultimate tergite transverse, sides straight, slightly tumid above the root of
forceps and depressed in the middle. Penultimate sternite transverse, pos¬
terior margin broadly rounded with a slight emargination in middle. Pygidium
strongly declivent at base, ventrally enlarged to form a horizontal plate, sides
convex in the middle with two teeth, narrowed apically with hind margin
deeply sinuate and angles produced into sharp points. Forceps (Fig. 13) with
branches remote, stout, depressed, gradually tapering and curved; inner mar¬
gin with a single tooth on apical third. Genitalia (Fig. 14) not of Irdex- type;
central parameral plate large, oval; virga within genital lobe short associated
with a large sclerite basally; external paramere moderately large. Female
similar to male, but ultimate tergite very broad, pygidium simple, forceps less
stout, internal margin ventrally as well as dorsally with a few large tooth or
teeth, as in Fig. 15.

Length of body with forceps: male: 8.5—9 mm, female: 9 mm.

Distribution: India.

Irdex wittmeri Brindle, 1975

Irdex wittmeri Brindle, 1975, Ent. Basiliensia, 1: 28. Type locality: Bhutan. Type male:

Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel.

Male general colour reddish-brown, antennae dark brow n, legs yellowish,
wings usually yellow at base, sometimes the yellow colour extends on to apex
of tegmina. Cuticle shining, punctured and pubescent; abdominal tergites
relatively strongly punctured, tergites 5— 6 mostly strongly punctured, ter¬
gite 6 almost rugoso-striate. Head transverse, tumid, with two small elliptical
depressions between antennal bases. Eyes large, about as long as length of

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head behind eyes. First antennal joint nearly as long as distance between
antennal bases, second transverse, third joint nearly twice as long as broad.
Pronotum quadrate, slightly widened posteriorly, last margin weakly convex.
Tegmina and wings rather short, somewhat variable in length. Abdomen
depressed and more or less parallel-sided; ultimate tergite transverse, simple,
smooth. Pygidium large, more or less as broad as long, declivous at base,
pentagonal, with posterior margin deeply concave. Each branch of forceps
(Fig. 16) trigonal basally and medially, cylindrical apically, with the dorso-
median edge well marked and darkened, and with one or more small dorso-
rnedian tooth or teeth. Genitalia (Fig. 17) very narrow, virga within genital
lobe narrow and straight; external parameres comparatively long. Female
similar to male, but forceps short, broad, ventral inner edge slightly widened
to form an inner tooth, pygidium with ventral part rectangular.

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 7.5- 8 mm.
Distribution : Bhutan, and Nepal.

Irdex pygidiatus (Dubrony, 1879)

Labia pygidiata Dubrony, 1879, Ann. Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Genova, 14: 364. Type locality:
Burma. Type inale: unknown locality.

Spongovostox pygidiatus (Dubrony): Burr, 1911, Genera Insectorum, 122: 52.

Apovostox pygidiatus (Dubrony): Borelli, 1932, Journ. Fed. Malay States Mus., 7: 183.
Irdex pygidiatus (Dubrony): Srivastava, 1976, Misc. Publ. Occ. Paper, No. 2: 35 (China,
Burma, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Celebes, and Hawaii).

Male general colour dark reddish brown with yellowish legs and forceps.
Head comparatively large, broad; postfrontal and coronal sutures obsolete.
Eyes large, but a little shorter than length of head behind eyes. First antennal

Figs 16 20. 16 Male ultimate tergite with forceps of Irdex wittmeri Brindle, 1975, and

17 ditto, male genitalia. — 18 Male ultimate tergite with forceps of 7. pygidiatus
(Dubrony, 1879), 19 ditto, male genitalia, and 20 ditto, female ultimate tergite and

forceps

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Figs 21—25. 21 Male ultimate tergite with forceps of Irdex nitidipennis (Bormans, 1891) r
22 ^ ditto, of var. laminiformis Borelli, 1932, 23 ditto, of var. linguiformis Borelli,
1932, 24 ditto, of var. brachypyge Boeseman, 1954, and 25 = male genitalia of /. n itidi-

pennis (Bormans, 1894)

joint long, about as long as distance between antennal bases; second small,
quadrate, third longer. Pronotum quadrate; lateral margins parallel-sided,
posterior margin convex; median longitudinal furrow present. Tegmina and
wings fully developed. Abdomen fusiform, slightly expanded medially; ultimate
tergite transverse, simple or with a little depression medially; posterior
margin trisinuate. Pygidium slightly longer than broad, narrowed basally,
expanded posteriorly; lateral angles with two smaller or larger denticles or
spines; posterior margin concave. Forceps (Fig. 18) well developed, trigonal
basally, and cylindrical medially and apically; dorsal edge of inner margins
with a small tooth. Genitalia (Fig. 19) very long and narrow; virga within
genital lobe very long and slender with the Irdex -type curvature basally, and
associated with a long sclerite. External paramere moderately small. Female
very similar to male, but forceps (Fig. 20) strongly trigonal in cross-section,
ventral and dorsal edge on inner margins with a smaller or larger tooth basally.

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 9—13 mm.

Distribution: Oriental Region and Hawaii.

Irdex nitidipennis (Bormans, 1894)

Spongiphora nitidipennis Bormans, 1894, Ann. Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Genova, 14: 382. — Type
locality: Burma. Type male: Museo civ. Stor. nat., Genova
Chaetospania jupiter Burr, 1900, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (7)6: 94. Type locality: unknown.

Type male: British Museum, London.

Irdex nitidipennis (Bormans): Burr, 1911, Dt. ent. natn.-Bibl., 2: 59.

Chaetospania baliensis Gunther, 1934, Arch. Hydrobiol., Suppl., 12: 513. — Type locality:

Bali. Type female: Museum fiir Naturkunde, Berlin. syn. n.

Irdex novaeguineae Boeseman, 1954, Zool. Vcrh., Leiden, 21: 66. — Type locality: New
Guinea. Type female: Amsterdam Museum. syn. n.

Irdex philippinensis Ramamurthi, 1967, Ent. Medd., 35: 243. Type locality: Philippines:
Tawi Tawi. Type female: Kobenhavn Museum. syn. n.

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Male general colour dark reddish brown; head darker, legs, abdomen and
forceps lighter. Head broad, tumid; postfrontal and coronal sutures obsolete
or finely visible. Eyes moderately smaller, slightly shorter than length of head
behind eyes. First antennal joint long, but a little shorter than distance
between antennal bases. Pronotum longer than broad; lateral margins parallel¬
sided or a little widened posteriorly; posterior margin convex. Tegmina and
wings fully developed. Abdomen fusiform, depressed. Ultimate tergite broad,
simple, or a little depressed dorsally. Pygidium various, ovoid in the typical
form (Fig. 21), very long and narrow in the var. laminiformis (Fig. 22), small
and rounded in the var. linguiformis (Fig. 23), and broad, strongly flattened
in the var. brachypyge (Fig. 24). Forceps arcuate or straight, inner margins
with one, two or three teeth. Genitalia (Fig. 25) comparatively narrow, virga
within genital lobe very long, with of Irdex -type curvature basally; external
parameres with blunt or broad tip. Female similar to male, but forceps de¬
pressed, and pygidium quadrate (Fig. 26).

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 13—15 mm.

Distribution: Oriental Region, and New Guinea.

Jrdex brevis Brindle, 1970

Irdex brevis Brindle, 1970, Pacific Insects, 12: 680. Type locality: Solomon Islands. Type
male: British Museum, London.

Male blackish brown; antennae brown, or with distal joints yellowish;
legs yellow with darkened femora; forceps yellowish brown to brown. Head
transverse, mainly tumid, but with a circular flattened area between and
posterior to antennal bases; area with two elliptical depressions. Eyes large,
rather longer than length of head behind eyes. First antennal joint nearly as
long as distance between antennal bases; second transverse, third joint one
and half times as long as broad. Pronotum slightly transverse, rather small.

Figs 26 29. 26 Female ultimate tergite and forceps of Irdex nitidipennis (Bormans, 1894).

27 Male, and 28 = female ultimate tergite with forceps of I. brevis Brindle, 1970. —
29 = Male ultimate tergite with forceps of 7. ernstmayri Gunther, 1932

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lateral margins straight and parallel, posterior margin strongly convex.
Tegmina and wings normally developed. Abdomen fusiform, tergites coriaceous,
finely punctured and pubescent, and with long marginal dark brown hairs,
mainly laterally. Ultimate tergite broad, smooth, with a short longitudinal
sulcus medially. Pygidium very broad basally, strongly narrowed apically,
posterior margin with two small tubercles medially. Each branch of forceps
(Fig. 27) short, mainly trigonal, dorsal edge forming a double toothed blackened
projection a short distance from base, followed by a smooth ridge, inner mar¬
gins as in Fig. 27. Genitalia unknown. Female similar to male but darker in
colour, eyes much smaller, and forceps (Fig. 28) with branches strongly trigonal
except at apex.

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 7—7.5 mm.

Distribution : Solomon Islands.

Jrdex ernstmayri Gunther, 1932

Irdex ernstmayri Gunther, 1932, Mitt. Deutsch. Ent. Ges., 3: 70. — Type locality: New

Guinea. Type male: Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin.

Male very dark reddish brown, shining; head, pronotum, and ultimate
tergite darker. Cuticle with yellowish hairs. Head broad, smooth, tumid;
eyes comparatively large, about as long as length of head behind eyes. Post¬
frontal and coronal sutures absent. First antennal joint long, about as long as
distance between antennal bases; second transverse, third, three times as long
as broad. Pronotum longer than broad; lateral margins straight, more or less
parallel-sided; posterior margin convex, posterior angles rounded. Tegmina and
wings fully developed. Abdomen more or less parallel-sided, ultimate tergite
broad, with dorsal depression near posterior margin. Pygidium characteristic,
very narrow basally, and strongly widened apically; posterior margin with one
central spine medially (Fig. 29). Forceps strongly trigonal in cross-section,
dorsal edge simple, ventral edge serrated. Female very similar to male, but
eyes smaller, forceps well developed, ventral inner margins with two teeth;
pygidium about as long as broad, posterior margin with two lateral, and one
medial tubercles, as in Fig. 30.

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 17—18 mm.

Distribution : New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.

Irdex burri Srivastava, 1975

Irdex burri Srivastava, 1975, Dr. B. S. Chauhan Comm., 1975: 273. Type locality: India.

Type male: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta.

Male general colour yellowish brown, but head, pronotum, and abdomen
a little darker. Head as long as broad, weakly convex; postfrontal and coronal

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Figs 30 34. 30 Female forceps with ultimate tergite of Irdex ernstmayri Gunther, 1932.

— 31 = Male ultimate tergite with forceps of I. burri Srivastava, 1975, 32 = ditto, male
genitalia, and 33 ditto, female forceps. 34 Male ultimate tergite with forceps of

I. Stella Stella (Bormans, 1900)

sutures obsolete. Eyes prominent, much longer than genae. Antennae 17-
jointed; first joint long, longer than distance between antennal bases, second
quadrate, third slightly longer or equal to fifth. Pronotum longer than broad,
lateral margins straight, weakly reflexed, gently diverging posteriorly; pos¬
terior margin rounded. Tegmina and wings well developed. Abdomen convex,
gently dilated in the middle; ultimate tergite strongly transverse, depressed in
the middle, posterior margin faintly trisinuate and oblique laterally. Pygidium
distinct, strongly declivous, narrowed at base, ventrally lamellate, enlarged in
the middle with irregular lateral margin, narrowed apically, posterior margin
deeply notched in middle with angles produced into minute points. Forceps
(Fig. 31) remote at base, long, tapering, depressed, almost straight. Genitalia
(Fig. 32) typical; but virga within genital lobe long, external parameres char¬
acteristic, very long, undulate and strongly narrowed apically. Female very
similar to male, but eyes smaller, forceps (Fig. 33) simple, straight, internally
at base with a deep sinuation.

Length of body with forceps: male: 8—9 mm, female: 7—7.5 mm.

Distribution : India.

Irdex Stella Stella (Bormans, 1900)

Spongoi'ostox stella Bormans, 1900, Ann. Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Genova, 20: 454. —Type locality:

Mentawei Island. Type male: Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin.

Apovostox stella (Bormans): Borelli, 1932, Journ. Fed. Malay States Mus., 7: 183.

Irdex stella (Bormans); Srivastava, 1976, Misc. Publ. Occ. Paper, No. 2: 35.

Male head, medial and posterior parts of pronotum, tegmina and wings
dark brown, antennae brown, legs yellow with dark brownish band on femora
basally, abdomen and forceps yellowish red. Head comparatively small, but

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broader than pronotum; eyes small, slightly shorter than length of head
behind eyes. Antennae 12-jointed; first joint long, about as long as distance
between antennal bases, second quadrate, third joint more or less as long as
fourth. Pronotum small, lateral margins parallel-sided, posterior angles and
margin rounded. Tegmina and wings fully developed, cuticle coriaceous.
Abdomen a little depressed, more or less parallel-sided; ultimate tergite trans¬
verse, posterior margin trisinuate. Pygidium laminate, posterior margin with
two medial and two lateral spines. Forceps (Fig. 34) straight, strongly trigonal
basally, and cylindrical apically; inner margin with two small teeth. Genitalia
(Fig. 35) slender, virga within genital lobe with tin* Irdex -type curvature
basally, and associated with a larger sclerite. Female very similar to male,
but forceps shorter, branches with well marked ventral and dorsal edges on
inner margins.

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 15—17 mm.

Distribution : Philippine Islands, Malaya, and Borneo.

Irdex Stella samsingensis Srivastava, 1975

Irdex stella ssp. samsingensis Srivastava, 1975. Dr. B. S. Chauhan Comm., 1975: 270.

Type locality: India. Type male: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta.

Male head, pronotum and tegmina dark brownish black, antennae and
wings brownish black, former with a few distal segments yellowish and the
latter with a transverse yellow stripe at base; legs yellow, femora blackish
brown in basal half only. Abdomen and forceps reddish brown. Head tri¬
angular, eyes prominent, about as long as length of head behind eyes. Antennae
15-jointed: first long, about as long as distance between antennal bases. Pro¬
notum, tegmina and wings very similar to type form. Pygidium a little longer

Figs 35 39. 35 = Male genitalia of Irdex stella stella (Bormans, 1900). 36 = Male ultimate

tergite with forceps of I. stella samsingensis Srivastava, 1975, 37 = ditto, male genitalia,
and 38 ditto, female ultimate tergite and forceps. 39 Male ultimate tergite with
forceps of I. papuanus (Brindle, 1970)

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than /. stella Stella (Bormans), but a little longer. Branches of forceps (Fig. 36)
strongly trigonal in cross-section, ventral edge with well marked serration,
dorsal edge with a single tooth apically. Genitalia (Fig. 37) with virga slender,
associated with a smaller sclerite. Female similar to male, but pygidium less
prominent, forceps stouter, inner margin at base concave, vent rally with two
triangular teeth at base, afterwards margin sharp and wavy, as in Fig. 38.

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 9 11.5 mm.

Distribution : India: West Bengal.

Irdex papuanus (B kindle, 1970)

Argusina papuana Brindle, 1970 Entomologist, 103: 147. Type locality: Papua. Type
male: British Museum, London.

Irdex papuana (Brindle); Srivastava, 1978 Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Genova, 82: 139.

Male almost uniformly reddish-brown, wings vagualy yellowish basally,
abdomen dark reddish-brown. Head transverse, tumid; eyes very large, much
longer than length of head behind eyes. First antennal joint shorter than
distance between antennal bases, second transverse, third long, almost cylin¬
drical. Pronotum slightly transverse, lateral margins straight and parallel,
posterior margin convex. Tegmina long, squarely truncate (listally, wings
long. Abdomen nearly parallel-sided, depressed, punctured and pubescent.
Ultimate tergite transverse, almost impunctate dorsally, median part de¬
pressed towards posterior margin. Pygidium large, declivent, broadened dis-
tally, lateral margin slightly convex, posterior margin with a median pro¬
jection forming two teeth; a small dorsal tubercle lies on the pygidium near
distal margin. Forceps (Fig. 39) arcuate, with a large inner tooth basally.
Genitalia (Fig. 40) typical; virga within genital lobe straight, with a small
sclerotized plate basally. Female similar to male, but darker in colour; each
branch forceps (Fig. 41) trigonal, except at apex, ventral inner edge dentated.
Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 9.5—10.5 mm.
Distribution : Papua New Guinea.

Irdex poggii Skivastava, 1978

Irdex poggii Srivastava, 1978, Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Genova, 82: 136. Type locality: New
Guinea. Type male: Museo civ. Stor. nat., Genova.

Male general colour blackish brown, pubescent. Head smooth, moderately
convex; eyes about as long as or a little longer than length of head behind eyes.
First antennal joint very long, a little longer than distance between antennal
bases; second quadrate, third long and cylindrical. Pronotum slightly longer
than broad, lateral margins straight, parallel-sided, posterior margin rounded.
Tegmina and wings fully developed. Abdomen moderately convex, gently

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Figs 40 44. 40 Male genitalia of Irdex papuanus (Brindle, 1970), and 41 ditto, female

ultimate tergite and forceps. — 42 = Male ultimate tergite with forceps of /. poggii Srivastava,
1978, 43 ditto, male genitalia, and 44 ditto, female ultimate tergite with forceps

enlarged in the middle, sides of segments rounded. Ultimate tergite smooth,
transverse, hardly depressed in the middle posteriorly. Pygidium not produced
distally, postero-lateral angles with minute point and hind margin emarginate,
tubercle above wanting. Forceps (Fig. 42) remote at base, intervening space
almost filled up by the pygidium, depressed, tapering apieally, branches
almost straight in basal two thirds, afterwards gently arched with apices
hooked and pointed. Genitalia (Fig. 43) narrowed at base, gently enlarged in
the middle, apices somewhat pointed; virga within genital lobe straight.
Female similar to male, but pygidium convex at base, subvertical, apieally
depressed and horizontal, posterior margin emarginate with angles faintly
produced, lateral margin convex and serrated (Fig. 44); forceps with inner
ventral margin projecting and armed with several teeth.

Length of body with forceps: male: 8 mm, female: 9—9.5 mm.

Distribution : New Guinea.

Irdex fortunatus sp. n.

Male head, pronotum, and ultimate tergite dark brown, legs, tegmina,
wings, abdominal tergites except last tergite, brownish. Head moderately
small, a little longer than broad; eyes large, slightly longer than length of
head behind eyes. Antennae broken in holotype; first joint comparatively
short, shorter than distance between antennal bases, second transverse, third
joint a little longer than fourth. Pronotum with lateral margins parallel-sided,
posterior margin rounded; median longitudinal furrow finely visible. Tegmina
and wings fully developed. Head and body with long yellowish hairs. Abdomen
more or less parallel-sided, ultimate tergite transverse, depressed dorsally near
posterior margin; latter trisinuate. Pygidium specific, broad medially, very

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narrow hasally; lateral spines very large, posterior spines smaller. Forceps
(Fig. 45) arcuate, strongly curved hasally, straight medially, and pointed
apically. Branches with small inner teeth. Each branch strongly trigonal in
cross-section hasally, cylindrical medially, and apically. Genitalia (Fig. 46)
very narrow, virga within genital lobe with the Irdex -type curvature hasally,
associated sclerite small. Female unknown.

Length of body with forceps: 9.5 mm.

H o 1 o t y p e male: New Guinea, Wan, Mt. Missim, 1968, legit: I)r. J. Balogh, gen.
prep. No. 269, (let. Dr. H. Steinmann. Deposited in the Hungarian Natural History
Museum, Budapest.

Irdex chapmani Briindle, 1980

Irdex chapmani Brindle, 1980, Ent. Bee., 1980: 174. Type locality: Borneo. Type male:
British Museum, London.

Male general colour reddish brown, tegmina and wings dark brown,
abdomen with forceps yellowish brown. Head comparatively small, transverse.
Eyes large, about as long as length of head behind eyes. First antennal joint
rather longer than distance between antennal bases, second short, transverse.
Pronotum longer than broad, slightly widened posteriorly, posterior margin
rounded. Tegmina and wings well developed, long. Pygidium ultimate tergite
broad, trisinuate posteriorly. Pygidium slender, depressed, conical; branches of
forceps (Fig. 47) curved, inner side flattened with a dorsal and ventral edge,
dorsal edge having a tooth near mid-point, ventral edge having a small tooth
anteriorly and a larger one (listally; beyond this tooth tin* edge is dentated.
Genitalia (Fig. 48) very narrow, slender, virga within genital lobe with the

Figs 45 49. 45 Male ultimate tergite with forceps of Irdex fortunatns sp. n., and 46 --

ditto, holotvpc genitalia. 47 Male ultimate tergite with forceps of /. chapmani Brindle,
1980, 48 ditto, male genitalia, and 49 ditto, female ultimate tergite and forceps

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Irdex -type curvature basally, and associated with a smalh*r sclerite. Female
similar to male, hut forceps (Fig. 49) depressed, straight except on apical part.
Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 17—19 mm.
Distribution : Borneo: Sarawak.

Irdex tantalus sp. n.

Male general colour reddish-yellowish brown. Cuticle finely coriaceous,
with long yellowish hairs. Head rounded, a little longer than broad; frons
tumid; eyes large, a little longer than length of head behind eyes. Antennae
13-jointed; first joint long, about as long as distance between antennal bases;
second cpiadrate, third longer, rest long and cylindrical. Pronotum slightly
longer than broad; lateral margins parallel-sided; straight, posterior margin
rounded; median longitudinal furrow present on anterior half. Tegmina and
wings fully developed. Abdomen more or less parallel-sided, depressed; ulti¬
mate tergite simple, broad, smooth. Pygidium pentagonal, comparatively
small, laminate, strongly flattened. Forceps (Fig. 50) straight, with ventral
and dorsal edges; inner margins with smaller teeth. Genitalia (Fig. 51) mod¬
erately large, central parameral plate narrower basally and broader apically;
virga within genital lobe very long, slender, with the Irdex -type curvature
basally, and associated with a smaller, narrow sclerite. External paramere
comparatively small, narrow, blunt apically. Female unknown.

Length of body with forceps: 18.5 mm.

Holotype male: China, Prov. Kiangsi, Lushan-Gebirge, 2 6, IX. 1959, legit:

Dr. V. Szekessy and Yang, gen. prep. No. 872, det. Dr. H. Steinmann. Deposited in the
Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

Irdex elongatus (Srivastava, 1978) comb. n.

Apovostox elongatus Srivastava, 1978, Eos, Rev. Esp. Ent., 52: 272. —Type locality: Philip¬
pine Islands. Type male: Field Museum, Chicago.

Male general colour dark blackish brown. Head triangular, frons tumid;
posterior margin very slightly emarginate in the middle. Eyes large, about as
long as length of head behind eyes. Antennae 13-jointed; first joint as long as
distance between antennal bases; second quadrate, third joint long and
cylindrical. Pronotum about as long as broad, sides not reflexed, straight,
posterior angles and margin well rounded. Tegmina and wings well developed.
Abdomen feebly punctate, long and short pubescence present, almost parallel¬
sided, weakly convex. Ultimate tergite transverse, smooth, posterior margin
incrassate, feebly emarginate between the bases of forceps. Pygidium con¬
spicuous, very long, a little less than one half of the total length of forceps;

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Figs 50—54. 50 Holotype ultimate tergite with forceps of Irdex tantalus sp. n., and 51 =
ditto, holotype genital armature. 52 Male ultimate tergite with forceps of I. elongatus
(Skivastava, 1978), 53 ditto, male genitalia, and 54 ditto, female ultimate tergite and

forceps

lateral margins parallel, posterior margin thickened and emarginate. Forceps
(Fig. 52) long and straight, tapering backwards with apices acute and gently
incurved, trigonal in basal two-third only, inner ventral margin near base
faintly crenulate for a short distance terminating in a short tooth, afterwards
smooth except for a short tooth at apical third. Genitalia (Fig. 53) very slender,
narrow; virga typical, with the Irdex -type curvature basally; external paramere
small. Female very similar to male, but forceps (Fig. 54) strongly trigonal in
cross-section, inner ventral margin with a prominent, but small tooth.

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 9—10.5 mm.

Distribution: Philippine Islands: Mindanao.

Irdex serratus (Kapoor, 1967)

Labia serrata Kapoor, 1967, Bull. Ent., New Delhi, 8(2): 1. Type locality: India. Type
male: Zoological Survey of India.

Irdex serrata (Kapoor): Srivastava, 1975, I)r. B. S. Ghauhan Comm., 1975: 269.

Male general colour blackish brown. Head triangular, slightly longer
than broad; eyes comparatively smaller, shorter than length of head behind
eyes. Antennae 15-jointed; first joint long, about as long as distance between
antennal bases; second quadrate, third longer and cylindrical. Pronotum longer
than broad, lateral margins parallel-sided, posterior margin rounded; median
longitudinal furrow present at anterior half. Tegmina and wings fully devel¬
oped. Abdomen convex, elongate, more or less parallel-sided. Ultimate tergite
very broad, simple. Pygidium distinct, narrowed at base and flattened apically
with last margin faintly emarginate and faintly dentate, angles sharply pointed
and produced. Forceps (Fig. 55) long, depressed, internally above lamellate

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Figs 55 59. 55 = Male ultimate tergite with forceps of Irdex sernitus (Kapooh. 1967), and

56 = ditto, male genitalia. — 57 = Male ultimate tergite with forceps of I. litus (Hebard,
1927), 58 ditto, male genitalia, and 59 = ditto, female ultimate tergite with forceps

at base and with a sharp spine anteriorly, ventrally with several teeth at base,
serrated in apical half. Genitalia (Fig. 56) slender, narrow; central parameral
plate simple, virga within genital lobe with the Irdex -type curvature basally;
external paramere simple, small. Female as male, but ultimate tergite nar¬
rower; pygidium convex above, posterior margin slightly concave. Forceps
almost straight, inner margin armed ventrally.

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 10—12 mm.

Distribution : India.

Irdex litus (Hebard, 1927)

Argusina lita Hebard, 1927, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 79: 38. Type locality: Sumatra.
Type male: Hebard’s Collection.

Irdex litus (Hebard); Srivastava, 1975, Hr. B. S. Chauhan Comm., 1975: 267.

Male general colour yellowish brown. Head flattened, tumid vertically;
eyes large, longer than length of head behind eyes. First antennal joint long,
about as long as distance between antennal bases; second transverse, third
longer, and cylindrical. Pronotum narrower than head, lateral margins straight
and very feebly divergent where curwing into the caudal margin. Tegmina and
wings fully developed. Abdomen slender, a little depressed. Ultimate tergite
transverse, posterior margin trisinuate. Pygidium suddenly declivous, of Irdex-
type, with two lateral and two posterior tubercles; strongly flattened. Forceps
(Fig. 57) moderately slender, weakly curved proximally, and distally; a little
flattened; inner margins with two small, but prominent teeth. Genitalia (Fig.
58) slender, narrow; virga within genital lobe with the Irdex -type curvature
basally; external paramere comparatively small. Female very similar to male,

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but pygidium quadrate; forceps (Fig. 59) strongly trigonal in cross-section,
ventral edge with two larger teeth.

Length of body with forceps: in both sexes: 8—10 mm.
Distribution : Sumatra.

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REVISION DER PALAARKTISCHEN
EUPITHECINI-ARTEN I.*, **

A. M. Vojnits

Naturwissenschaftliches Museum , 11-1088 Budapest , Baross u. 13, Ungarn
(Eingegangen am 15. Miirz 1984)

The designation of holo-, lecto- and paralectotype of Eupithecia graphata
Treitsciike, E. denticulata Treitschke, E. isogrammata Treitschke ( plumbeolata
Haworth) and E. icterata ab. oxydata Treitsciike ( ab. subfulvata Haworth).
E. uerneri noin. n. for E. inepta Vojnits, 1979; E. wolfi noin. n. for E. producta Voj¬
nits, 1981.

Die Bearbeitung der palaarktischen Eupithecini bat in den letzten fiinf-
zehn Jahren groBe Fortscbritte gemacht, wahrend die Typen-Untersuchungen
und die Veroffentlichung der hierzugehorenden Angaben verhaltnismaBig weit
zuriickgeblieben sind. Das fiihrte dazu, daB man immer wieder grnndlegenden
taxonomischen Problemen gegeniibersteht. Zu diesen Schwierigkeiten gesellen
sicli einfache nomenklatorische Felder, die nacb einer bestimmten Zeit ebenso
verwirrend sein konnen.

I. DIE TYPEN DER TREITSCHKE-SAMMLUNG
IN DEM UNGARISCHEN NATURWISSENSCHAFTLICHEN MUSEUM

Die i REiTSCHKE’sehe und die vorangehende Ochseinheimer’sche Samm-
lungen gehoren zu dem wertvollsten Teil der Lepidopterologischen Sammlung
und iiberhaupt der Zoologischen Abteilung unseres Museums. Nacli der Mei-
nung einiger Verfasser konnten sich in diesen Sammlungen bisher als verlor(*n
angesehene, z. B. aus der HuBNER-Sammlung stammende Exemplare befin-
den. Wir haben uns vorgenommen, diese beiden Sammlungen in der nachsten
Zeit systematiscli aufzuarbeiten.

Eupithecia graphata (Treitschke, 1828)

Cidaria graphata Tr. Treitsciike, F.: I)ie Schmetterlinge von Europa, 6 (2): 144—146.

Urbeschreibung: »Cid. alis cretaceis, atoinis strigisque nunierosis angulatis
fuscis, puncto medio nigro.« Es folgt eine lange, deutschsprachige und zutreffende Beschrei-
bung des Falters.

Morphologische Beschreibung: Vorderfliigellange 8,5
((J) und 9 (?) mm. Grundfarbe weiB oder wenigstens weiBlich, bedeckt mit
groberem und feinerem braungrauem Staub. Kopf und Halskragen braunlich

* Studies on Palaearctic Eupithecia species, XXIII.

** The Geometridae types of the Treitschke collection, Hungarian Natural History
Museum, Budapest, I.

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oiler grau. Thorax weiB oiler grauweiB, mit braunen oiler graubraunen Flek-
ken. Abdomen weiBgrau oiler weiB, mit ilunkleren Ringen. Auf jedem Seg¬
ment braunes Piinktchen. Die grauen Fiihler fadenformig, schwarzlich be-
schuppt und bewimpert. Palpen beschacligt. FiiBe grail oiler gelbgrau, von
unten weiBlich.

Yorderrand tier Yorderfliigel graubraun, von weiBlichen Streifen durch-
zogen. Yiele feine und einige grobe braunliche Wellenlinien laufen durch. von
ilenen die mittelste am dunkelsten ist. Discalpunkt klein, schwarz oiler braun-
schwarz. Die weiBgestrichelten Fransen sinil grau. Die Hinterfliigel heller.
Die Wellenlinien setzen sich fort. Discalpunkt dunkelgrau oiler schwarz. Fran-

Tafel 1.

Fig. a Eupithecia graphata Tr. 9 ; b E. graphata Tr. c E. denticulata Tr. d =
E. denticulata Tr. ; e E. isogrammata Tr. 9 » f E. icterata ab. oxydata Tr. $

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269

Abb. 1 4. 1 == 9 Genitalapparat; 2 = <$ Genitalapparat; 3 Aedoeagus: 4 Sternit VII

von Eupithecia graphata Tr.

sen wie zuvor, aber heller. Unterseite braunlichweiB, die Linien-besonders die
auBere Querlinie — scliarf gezeichnet. Die Discalpunkte (Taf. 1: a, b) ebenso
scliarf.

Genitalien Uncus verhaltnismaBig lang. Valven mit spitzen
Apex. Ventrum breit. Aedoeagus sehr kurz, dick, mit zwei langen Chitin-
leitten. Der Grund des VIII. Sternit breit,eingeschnitten,apikal verengt (Abb.
2—4). $: Bursa copulatrix oval, dicht init Chitindornen besetzt. Vordere und
hintere Apophyses mittelmafiig lang und dick. Papillae anales groB (Abb. 1).
Die bei Petersen (1909) und Bleszinsky (1965) veroffentlichten Genital-
abbildungen sind zum Teil falsch gezeichnet (z. B. Bursa copulatrix).

Locus t y p i c u s. Budapest (Ungarn): »Neu entdeckt von Herrn Kindermann in
vorigen Sommer 1827. in der Gegend von Ofen.« Koinmt haufig auf Kalkboden bei Budapest,
bei Budaors, aber auch innerhalb Budapests vor, besonders am Sashegy (Adlerl)erg), der seit
langem unter Naturschutz steht.

Lectotype »TREITS. 2801.«, gen. prep. A. Vojnits, No. 15062 Paralecto-
type 9i »>THEITS. 2801.«, gen. prep. A. Vojnits, No. 15063 9*

Eupithecia denticulata (Treitschke, 1828)

Larentia denticulata Tr. Treitschke, F.: Die Schmetterlinge von Kuropa, 6 (2): 132 —133.

Urbeschreibung: »Lar. alis albis, limbo strigisque obsoletis fuscescentibus,
puncto medio nigro.«

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Morphologische Beschreibung: Vorderfliigellange 11 (<^)
und 10,5 (?) mm. Grundfarbe weiB, triibweiB. Korper in Grundfarbe, aber am
Thorax braunliche Streifen. Abdomen mit weiBlichen knopfahnlichen Piinkt-
chen. Fiihler schwarzgrau oder grau. FiiBe weiB oder grauweiB, mit grauen
Flecken. Yorder- und AuBenrand der Vorderfliigel schieferblau, bunt gefleckt
und punktiert. Besonders an der Wurzel viele Wellenlinien, aber auch zwi-
schen dem Mittel- und AuBenfeld. Discalpunkt dunkel, kraftig und ziemlich
nahe dem Vorderrand. Hinterfliigel heller, am Rand dunkler. Discalpunkt sehr
klein. Unterseite weiBlich, die Linien scharf gezeichnet, der Rand braun und
graubraun mit gelblicher Submarginale-Linie. Fransen weiBlich und braun-
lich gestreift, ziemlich lang. Palpen beschadigt (Taf. 1: c, d).

Genitalien : Uncus stark. Yalven spitzig. Yentrum gleichmaBig
gewolbt. Yentrum halbkreisforinig. Aedoeagus dick, mit groben Chitinforma-
tionen. VIII. Sternit lang, am Grund recht(*ckig eingeschnitten (Abb. 5—7).
?: Bursa copulatrix rundlich, mit starker Chitinplatte und diinnen Chitin-
dornen. Yordere und hintere Apophyses mittelmafiig lang und dick. Papillae
anales langlich (Abb. 9). Die Abbildungen bei Petersen (1909) sind im gro-
Ben und ganzen richtig.

Locus typicus. Budapest (Ungarn): »wurden samtlich durch Herrn Kinder-
mann in der Gegend von Ofen gefunden.« Auch heute nicht selten, besonders innerhalb Buda¬
pest (Sashegy).

Lectotype <$: »TREITS. 2793.«, gen. prep. A. Vojnits, No. 15064 Paralecto-
type »TREITS. 2793.«, gen. prep. A. Vojnits, No. 15061

Eupithecia isogrammata (Treitschke, 1828)

Larentia isogrammata Tr. — Treitschke, F.: Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, 6 (2): 100—101.
Eupithecia plumbeolata Haworth, 1809

Urbeschreibung : »Lar. alis cinereo fuscis, lineis undatis albidis.«

Abb. 5 7. 5 = Genitalapparat; 6 Aedoeagus; 7 = Sternit VIII von Eupithecia denti-

culata Tr.

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271

Abb. 8—9. 8 = $ Genitalapparat von Eupithecia isogrammata Tr., 9 — 9 Genitalapparat von

E. denticulata Tr.

Morphologische Beschreibung: Vorderfliigellange 8 mm.
Obcrseite gelblich graubraun (nach Treitsciike »erdbraun«), weiBgrau be-
streut. Dasselbe trifft auch bei den Fiihlern, FiiBen und dem Thorax zu;
Abdomen nur etwas heller. I her die Vorderfliigel viele graugelbe Wellenlinien,
von denen nur die mittleren mit Zacken versehen, eine Linie an der Wurzel,
eine am Mittelfeld und zwei als iiuBere Wellenlinien markanter sind. Im Saum-
feld eine gelbliche Linie. Hinterfliigel bis Saumfeld etwas heller, Saumfeld wie
Vorderfliigel. Querlinien verhaltnismaBig breit. Unterseite der Vorderfliigel
gelblichbraun. AuBere Querlinie besonders breit. Unterseite der Hinterfliigel
bunt. Mittelpunkte am Vorderfliigel markant, am Hinterfliigel schwach. Fran-
sen braun und gelbbraun gestreift. Palpenliinge etwa wie Augendurchmesser,
Palpen vorgestreckt. Die Beschreibung des Tieres ist bei Treitschke nicht ganz
zutreffend, was aber auf die Veralterung des Exemplars zuriickzufiihren ist
(Taf. 1: c).

Genitalien $: Bursa copulatrix sackformig mit vielen Chitindor-
nen und (‘iner Chitinplatte. Vordere und hintere apophyses mittelmaBig lang
und dick. Papillae anales langlich und klein (Abb. 8). Die Abbildung bei
Petersen (1909) ist falsch, die bei Bleszynski (1965) nicht ganz korrekt.

Locus t y p i c u s. Budapest (Ungarn): »Diesen . . . Spanner erhielt ich fiir ineine
Sammlung von Herrn Kindkrmann, der ein schones weibliches Exemplar (das einzige mir
bekannte), in Ofen gefangen hatte.«

H o 1 o t y p e 9: »TREITS. 2773.«, gen. prep. A. Vojnits, No. 15070 9*

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Eupithecia icterata de Yillers, 1789 ah. oxydata (Treitschke, 1828)

Larentia oxydata Tr. — Treitschke, F.: Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, 6(2): 114—115.

Urbeschreibung : »Lar. alis anticis fuscis, area ferruginea, puncto medio nigro,
strigis obsoletis albidis; posticis cinereis, strigis interruptis albidis.« Es ist hervorzuheben, was
Treitschke iiber die Farben der Vorderfliigel schrieb.

Morph ologische Beschreibung: Vorderfliigellange 11,5
mm. Die Fiihler schwarzbraun oder braun. Die Palpen groB, vorgestreckt.
Die FiiBe weiB und braun. Das ganze Tier, wie damals Treitschke (1828)
geschrieben hat, »hat ein marmorartiges, lebhaftes, mit etwas WeiB, vorziig-
lich aber mit rotlicher Rostfarbe gemengtes, Schwarzbraun iiber die ganze
Oberflache verbreitet«. In Wirklichkeit ist die Farbe viel mehr gelbrotlich.
Die Zeichnung der Vorderfliigel nur undeutlich, ausgenommen am Vorder- und
AuBenrand, wo die Querlinien sich stark hervorheben. Diese Wellenlinien
meiden das Mittelfeld fast vollig; am Rande des Mittelfeldes liegt der groBe,
schwarze Mittelpunkt. Vorder- und AuBenrand am breitesten braunlich, glan-
zend. Die Hinterfliigel gelblichbraun, der AuBenrand dunkler. Vor dem Vorder-
rand die Wellenlinien abgebrochen. Discalpunkt nur undeutlich. Unterseite
weiB und braunlichweiB. AuBenrand dunkler. Discalpunkte und auBere Quer¬
linien scharf. Fransen braun und gelblichbraun, bei dem Treitschke’schen
Exemplar ziemlich abgeflogen. Im ganzen - im Gegenteil zu der Treitschke’¬
schen Beschreibung — ist die Farbe viel mehr braunlichrot als grau oder grau-
braun (Taf. 1: f).

Genitalien : Das Abdomen ist verlorengegangen; es ist ein weibli-
ches Exemplar.

Locus typicus: Wiener Gegend.

Holotype »TREIT. 2792.«

II. NOMEN NOVUM FUR ZWEI EUPITHECIA ARTE1S

Herr W. Wolf (Universitat Bayreuth. BRD) machte mich aufmerksam auf die zwei
Hoinonyme; ich widme beide neue Arten ihm.

Eupithecia iverneri nom. n. pro E. inepta Vojnits, 1979
nec E . inepta Prout, 1922

Eupithecia inepta Prout, 1922 — Nat. hist, of Juan Fernandez, 3 (2): 262.
Eupithecia inepta Vojnits, 1979 — Acta zool. hung., 25: 208— 209.

Eupithecia wolfi nom. n. pro E. producta Vojnits, 1981
nec E. producta Bastelberger, 1911

Eupithecia producta Bastelberger. 1911 Int. ent. Z., 5: 157.

Eupithecia producta Vojnits, 1981 Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. Hung., 73: 222.

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IJT KK AT UK

Bastelbergeh, S. (1911): Ncue Geoinetriden aus meiner Sammlung. hit. cnt. 5(22):
156 157.

Bleszynski, S. (1965): Hydriominae (Geomctridae) in klucze do oznacsania owaddw
Polski, 27 (46b): 1 305.

Petersen, W. (1909): Ein Beitrag zur kenntnis dor Gattung Eupithecia Curt. I). e. Z.,
22: 203 314.

Treitschke, F. (1828): Dio Schmetterlinge von Europa, VI/2, Leipzig, pp. 320.

Vojnits, A. M. (1979): Now and raro Eupithecia species from China (Lepidoptera: Geometri-
dae). Acta zool. hung., 25(1 2): 193 211.

Vojnits, A. M. (1981): Data to the Eupithecia fauna of Asia (Lepidoptera: Geoinetridae).
Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. Hung., 73: 221 237.

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Acta Zoologica IIungarica 31 (I 3), pp. 275 28 ( J (1985)

t)BER DIE GATTUNGEN HELODRILUS HOFFMEISTER,
1845 UND PROCTODRILUS GEN. N.

(OLIGOCHAETA: LUMBRICIDAE)

A. Zicsi

Lehrstuhl fiir Tiersystematik und Okologie dvr Lordnd-Eotvos-V niversitat ,

II-1088 Budapest , Buskin u. 3, Ungarn

(Eingegangen am: 19. Miirz 1984)

In the framework of the revision of the genus Helodrilus Hoffmeister, 1845,
a new genus, Proctodrilus gen. n. is established. Two new Helodrilus species are de¬
scribed, II. deficiens and II. italicus sp. n. Furthermore a new Proctodrilus species was
described, P. opisthoductus sp. n. It is suggested to place the genus Diporodrilus
Bouche, 1970 to the family Lumbricidae.

Da die Gattung Helodrilus Hoffmeister, 1845 seit 1953 von Omodeo
wieder ins Leben gerufen und in das System der Familie Lumbricidae einge-
ordnet worden ist, verzichte ich auf eine Wiederholung der vorangegangenen
MiBverstandnisse (Michaelsen, 1900, 1903, 1909. Pop, 1941, Rosa, 1893,
Svetlov, 1924), die bereits von Docksen (1948) ausfuhrlich und einwandfrei
klargestellt wurden.

Da die Gattungsdiagnose von Omodeo (1956) auch weiterhin eine ein-
deutige Einreihung der Arten in diese Gattung nicht ermoglichte, wurden die
Arten auch im weiteren verschiedenen anderen Gattungen. bzw. der »Sammel-
gattung« Allolobophora Kisen emend. Pop, 1941 einverleibt.

Neuerdings erhielt die Gattung Helodrilus von Perel (1976), (lurch
Heranziehen eines neuen Kennzeichens (Vorhandensein oder Fehlens der
Nephridialblasen) eine eindeutige Begrenzung, welcher die iibrigen Merkmale
untergeordnet wurden. Durch dies, auch (lurch die amphibische Lebensweise
bedingte Merkmal sowie durch die mit dieser in Kombination auftretenden
anderen Merkmale wie: eng gepaarte Borstenanordnung, fehlende Pigmenta¬
tion, groBe mannliche Poren, 2—4 Paar Samensacke,2 — 3 Paar Samentaschen,
Muskulatur vom biindelartigen Typus, wurde eine Revision der bisher in ver-
schiedene Gattungen gestellte und nicht erkannte Arten ermoglicht.

Der Zweck meiner Untersuchungen war also festzustellen, welche Arten
sich mit Sicherheit dieser Gattung einreihen lassen und welche nicht oder
falsch zu dieser Gattung gestellt wurden.

Es ist eine bekannte Tatsache, daB in der Familie Lumbricidae relativ
wenige Merkmale sich zur Festlegung von Arten bzw. supraspezifischer Kate-
gorien eignen oder als solche gewertet werden konnen. So wurde u. a. auch dem
Exkretionssystem bis zur jiingsten Zeit wenig Bedeutung geschenkt. Diese

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paarig auftretenden Organe (Meganephridien) folgen im Bau einem einheit-
lichen Plan. Bei den Lumbriciden zeigt das Postseptale 4 verschiedene Teile
u.zw. 1: langer wimperloser Kanal init verzweigtem Lumen, der sich an den
Hals des Trichterapparats anschliefit, 2: bewimperter mittlerer Kanal, 3: mit
einer Ampulle beginnender, langer, weiter wimperloser Kanal. 4: erweiterter,
stark muskuloser Ausfiihrungsgang.

Abb. 1. Entwicklungsstadien des Exkretionsorganes bei den Gattungen la Helodrilus
Hoffmeister, 1845; lb Proctodrilus gen. n. und lc -- Diporodrilus Bolche, 1970 (B,
Borstenreihe ab: B 2 Borstenreihe cd : M =- Meganephridien; P Poren; S = Segment;
K Kanalsystem; E Einmiindung der Nephridien; V Sackchen)

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Diesem Irlzlrn. d. h. der Gestalt und Form diesem auch als Nephridial-
blase bezeichneten Teiles, wurdc als Merkmal von Gates (1969, 1972) und
Perel (1976. 1979) auch eine supraspezifische Bedeutung zugemessen. Da dies
Organ beim iiberwiegend grofiten Teil der bisher bekanntgewordenen Ver-
treter der Familie Luinbricidae vorhanden ist, kann ein Fehlen der Nephridial-
blase bei einigen Arten, vor allem bei solchen, die zeitweilig noch unter Wasser
h‘ben, auf eine Entwicklungsstufe des Organssystems hinweisen, gegebenen-
falls als Anfangsstadium der Entwicklung betrachtet werden (Abb. la). Dies
desto inehr, da neuerdings Bouche (1970, 1972) eine neue Familie (Diporodri-
lidae) und Gattung (Diporodrilus) aufstellte, wo die Meganephridien (lurch (‘in
kleines Sackchen (»vessie«) an einein beiderseits gemeinsamen Kanal ange-
schlossen sind, der in jedem Segment einen Ausfiihrungsgang besitzt (Abb. 1c).
Dieses Stadium konnte in der Entwicklung dieses Organsystems als Vorstufe
der mit Nephridialblase auftretenden Formen betrachtet werden.

Auf eine interessant(* Tatsache, eine von mir als Zwischenstadium der
Entwicklung zu betrachtendc Organentwicklung, hat bereits Rosa (1906) bei
Eophila antipai Michaelsen, 1891 hingewiesen, wo die Meganephridien (ohne
Nephridialblasen) hinter deni Giirtelorgan beiderseits mit einem gemeinsamen
Ausfuhrungskanal verbunden sind und in den Enddarm ausiniinden ( Abb. lb).
Obwohl dies zahlreichen Autoren bckannt war (Michaelsen, 1928, Stephen¬
son, 1930. Bouche, 1972), wurd(‘ diesem Entwicklungsstadium k(*in taxono-
misch(‘r W(‘rt zugemessen. M(*ines Erachtens ist dies ein weiteres Zwischen-
stadium der Exkretionsorgan Entwicklung innerhalb der Familie Lumbrici-
dae und lafit sich ohne genauere Kenntnisse iiber die funktionelle Bedeu-
tung zu besitzen a priori zwischen die Nephridialblasen entbehrende (Gat¬
tung: Helodrilus) und ein kleines Sackchen bereits aufweisende, iiber Kanal-
system und Ausfiihrungsgang in jedem Segment verfiigende (Gattung: Diporo-
drilus) Entwicklungsstufe einreihen.

Fiir Arten, die dieses beiderseitiges Kanalsystem hinter deni Giirtelorgan
aufweisen, welches dann in den Enddarm ausmiindet, stelle icli die Gattung
Proctodrilus gen. n. auf. Da (lurch diese Auffassung eine Berechtigung der
Familie Diporodrilidae unbegriindet erscheint, schlage ich vor, diese zu elimi-
nieren und die Gattung Diporodrilus Bouche, 1970 als eine Gattung der
Familie Luinbricidae zu betrachten, da die Vertreter dieser Gattung mit ihrem
Exkretionssystem die Vorstufe der Entwicklung zu den Arten bilden, die iiber
Nephridialblasen verfiigen.

Ilelodrilus Uoffmeister, 1845, emend. Omodeo, 1956, Perel, 1976

G a t t u n g s d i a g n o s e : Nephridialblasen fehlen, Meganephridien
miinden einzeln (lurch lange Schlingen in der Umgebung der Borstenlinie cd
oder oberhalb ah aus. Borsten selir eng gepaart. Mannliche Poren groBe

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Schlitze auf dem 15. Segment, Driisenhofe gehen auch auf die benachbarten
Segmente iiber. Yordere Disspepimente stark verdickt. 2—4 Paar Samen-
sacke. 2—3 Paar Samentaschen, die in der Borstenlinie cd oder dorsal von
dieser ausmiinden. Pigmentlose Tiere. Muskulatur vom biindelartigen Typus.
Lebensweise amphibisch.

Typische Art: Helodrilus oculatus Hoffmeister, 1845

Yon alien bisher beschriebenen Gattungen der Familie Lumbricidae
unterscheidet si(‘ sich dadurch, dab den Arten die Nephridialblasen fehlen,
die Meganephridien einzeln in jedes Segment ausmiinden.

REVISION DER GATTUNG HELODRILUS HOFFMEISTER, 1845

Meiner Revision vorausgehend seien vorerst samtliche Arten angefiihrt, die
von Omodeo, 1956 und Perel, 1976, 1979 dieser Gattung zugereiht wurden.

Omodeo zahlt folgende Arten zu Helodrilus: Allolobophora festai , Rosa,
1892, A. patriarchalis Rosa, 1893, Eophila kratochvili Cernosvitov, 1937.

Als fraglich zu dieser Gattung gehorend betrachtet Omodeo folgende
Taxa: Helodrilus (//.) sarnensis Pierantoni, 1905, Criodrilus dubiosus Orley,
1881, Eophila ariadne Michaelsen, 1928 (letztere Art wird von Omodeo als
Synonym von A. patriarchalis Rosa, 1893 angesehen).

Perel (1976) betrachtet, ohne zu den von Omodeo (1956) angefiihrten
Arten Stellung zu nehmen, aufier II. oculatus Hoffm., 1845 noeh folgende
Taxa dieser Gattung angehorend: Eophila antipai Michaelsen, 1891, E. anti -
pai tuberculata Cernosvitov, 1935, Allolobophora patriarchalis Rosa, 1893,
A. macedonica Sapkarev, 1971, A. cernosvitoviana Zicsi, 1967, u. A. putricola
Bouche, 1972.

Wie aus der Anfuhrung zu ersehen ist, siml Arten verschiedenster Gat-
tungen der Helodrilus Gattung einverleibt worden, wobei aber nur die Arten
von den erwahnten Autoren b<‘riicksichtigt werden konnten, die sie — wie
angenommen werden muB — auch selbst nachuntersuchen konnten. Fine
Revision dieser Gattung angehorender Arten wird dadurch erschwert, dab
solche Merkmale ausschlaggebend sind, die von den friiheren Autoren nicht
beriicksichtigt wurden und so auch den Originalbeschreibungen nicht zu ent-
nehmen sind. Da mir ein groBer Teil der weiter oben angefiihrten Taxa in der
Sammlung vorliegt, von inehreren Arten auch das Typen-Material eingesehen
werden koimte und auch die Arten, die vermutlich dieser Gattung angehoren,
mir zur Verfiigung stehen, versuche ich nachstehend, ohne aber auf Voll-
kommenheit Anspruch zu erheben, eine Revision dieser Gattung zu vollziehen.

Da die Beschreibungen der revidierten Arten den Originalarbeiten zu
entnehmen sind, werden bei der Anfuhrung nur die Erganzungsmerkmale (Feh¬
len der Nephridialblasen, Ausmiindung der Meganephridien. Muskeltyp), auf-
grund deren sie der Gattung Helodrilus einzureihen sind, angefiihrt.

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Abb. 2. //. oculatus Hoffmkister, 1845. Abb. 3. II. samniticus (Cogn., 1911).

Abb. 4. II. patriarchalis (Rosa, 1893). Abb. 5. II. kratochvili (Cern., 1937)

Hclodrilus oculatus Hoffmeister, 184.5

Ncphridialblasen fehlen. Meganephridien miinden einzeln unregelmafiig
in der Borstenlinic cd oder unterhalh c oder oberhalb d aus. Muskeltyp vom
biindelartigen Typus (Abl). 2). Bei keinem der von mir untersuchten Tierc*
lieBen sich 3 Paar Samentaschen nachweisen. Von dieser Art konnte das
Typen-Material niclit erlangt werden, es wurden Tiere, die in verschiedenen
Landern gesammelt wurden, iiberpriift.

F u n d o r t e : Z/2744. 4 b^x. BRD. Rolfshagen, 17. VI. 1963. leg. A. Zicsi; Z/3413.
2 Ex. DDR. Stolberg. 1. VIII. 1963. leg. Csutor und Zicsi; Z/2330. 7 Ex. Osterreieh. Laxcn-
burg, 14. V. 1963. leg. A. Zicsi; Z/9856. 8 Ex. Schweiz. Airo la Ville, Genf, 11. IX. 1983. leg.
P. Haymoz.

Hclodrilus samniticus (Cognetti, 1914) grad. n.

.illolobojtlwra oculata v. dudichi Pop, 1943, Hclodrilus massiliensis IlARTOLl, 1962 (ZlCSI,
1982b).

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Nephridialblasen fehlen. Meganephridien munden unregelmaBig zwischen
d(*r Borstenlinie c und d odor unterhalb c und oberhalb d aus. Muskulatur vom
biindelartigen Typus (Abb. 3).

Es ist mit Sicherheit anzunehmen, daB das Typen-Material nachbe-
stimmt werden konnte. Das aus dem Museo e Istituto di Zoologia Sistematica
dell’Universita di Torino stammende Glaschen ist mit 2 Zetteln versehen und
noch mit eineni dritten roten, der das Typen-Material bczeichnen soil. Auf
dem einen Zettel (ohne Inventarnummer), mit einer mir unbekannten Hand-
schrift, von der jedoch anzunehmen ist, daB es die Handscbrift von Cognetti
ist, steht folgender Text: Helodrilus ( Eophila) oculatus Hoffm., subsp. samni-
ticus Villetta Barrea. L. Festa, 1914 Typi; auf dem zweiten Zettel mit der
Inv. Nr. OL 805 ex 1647 steht Helodrilus (Bimastus) oculatus Hoffm. subsp.
samniticus Cogn. Villetta Barrea, L. Festa. 1914. Typus. Dieser Zettel wurde
offensicht 1 icli bei der Inventarisierung des Materials beschriftet. Abweichend
von der Originalbeschreibung ist leider der Fundort selbst, da hier Monte
Greco, ca. 2000 m, angefiihrt wird, wahrend auf dem von mir als Original -
beschriftung betrachteten Zettel Villetta Barrea steht.

Da beide Fundorte in der Originalarbeit vorkommen, weiteres Material
von //. samniticus nicht vorgefunden wurde, handelt es sich offensichtlich um
eine Verwechslung d<‘r Fundorte. Anbetracht dieser Annahme werden unter
Inv. Nr. OL 805/A 1 Exemplar als Lectotypus, die iibrigen Tiere, 3 adulte
und 6 juv. als Paralectotypen designiert.

Helodrilus patriarchalis (Rosa, 1893)

Nephridialblasen fehlen. Meganephridien munden entlang des ganzen
Korpers unregelmaBig zwischen der Borstenlinie cd und unterhalb c oder
oberhalb d aus. Muskulatur vom biindelartigen Typus (Abb. 4).

Die Nachbestimmung erfolgte am Typen-Material aus deni Museo e Istituto di Zoologia
Sistematica dell’Universita di Torino. Da kein Holotypus von Rosa bezeiehnet wurde, werden
das Exemplar aus Homs (Siria leg. Festa, 1893 Inv. Nr. OL 524) als Lectotypus designiert.
die Exemplare aus Ain Musa (Siria. leg. Festa. 1893 Inv. Nr. OL 526): und die aus Dscherash
(Est del Giordana, Siria leg. Festa, 1893 Inv. Nr. OL 525) als Paralectotypen bezeiehnet.

Helodrilus kratochvili (Ceknosvitov, 1937)

Keine Nephridialblasen vorhanden. Meganephridien ini Hinterkorper
weisen auf eine Lebensweise im Wasser hin. munden oberhalb der Borsten¬
linie It in unregelmaBigen Entfernung von dieser aus. Muskulatur vom biindel-
artigen Typus (Abb. 5).

Untersucht wurde das Typenmaterial aus der Sammlung von Cernosvitov. Aus der
Originalbeschreibung geht leider nieht bervor. aufgrund wievieler Exemplare die Aufstellung
der Art erfolgte. Unter den 5 von mir angetroffenen Exemplaren (Fundort Zira Jama

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Abb. 6. //. balcanicus (Cern., 1931). Abb. 7. II. cernosvitoviunus (Zicsi, 1967).

Abb. 8. //. putricola (Bouche, 1972). Abb. 9. II. mozsariorum (Zicsi, 1974)

Hohle S.E. du com. Turkovici. Popovo Polje, Zetska banovina 14. VII. 1932 leg. Kratochvil)
ist blob ein einziges Exemplar vollkoinmen adult. Es wird als Lectotypus designiert, die
iibrigen mehr oder weniger adulten Tiere werden als Paralectotypen bezeichnet. Es ist mir
nicht bekannt, ob diese Art seither wieder gesammelt wurde.

Helodrilus balcanicus (Cernosvitov, 1931)

Eiseniella balcanica Cern., 1931: Allolobophora macedonica Sapkarev, 1971 (Zicsi, 1982/b).

Nephridialblasen fehlen. Die Meganephridien im hinteren Teil des Kor-
pers wrisen auf eine Lebensweise im Wasser bin. miinden unregelmafiig zwi-
sclieii der Borstenlinie cd oder unterhalb c oder oberhalb d aus. Die in der
Originalbeschreibung mil Unsicherheit angefiihrten Samentaschen konnten
mit Sicherheit im 9. u. 10. Segment erkannt werden, sie miinden etwas ober¬
halb der Borstenlinie cd aus. Muskulatur vom biindelartigen Typus (Abb. 6).

Es wurden Exemplare vom Locus typicus Z/10064. Quelle Rasce bei Skopje, .Jugosla-
wien, VIII. 1971. leg. S. Karaman, untersucht.

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Helodrilus cernosvitovianus (Zicsi, 1967)

Nephridialblasen fehlen, Meganephridien munden unregelmaBig zwi-
schen dcr Borstenlinie cd aus. Muskulatur vom biindelartigen Typus (Abl). 7).

Es wurden die Exemplare des Typen-Materials aus der eigenen Sammlung untersucht
(Zicsi, 1967, 1968).

Helodrilus putricola (Bouche, 1972)

Nephridialblasen fehlen, Meganephridien munden oberhalb der Borsten¬
linie 6, in unregelmaBiger Entfernung von dieser aus. Muskulatur vom biindel-
artigen Typus (nach Bouche, 1972; Abb. 8).

Es wurden Exemplare aus Frankreich (Z/ 9601. 2 Ex. Dept. Gironde, Pont Pourquey
de Sancates, 26. VII. 1980 leg. P. Haymoz) untersucht.

Helodrilus mozsariorum (Zicsi, 1974)

Allolobophora mozsariorum Zicsi, 1974

Nephridialblasen fehlen. Meganephridien weisen im Hinterkorper auf
eine Lebensweise im Wasser bin, sie munden mehr oder weniger unregel¬
maBig in einer Reihe oberhalb der Borstenlinie b aus. Muskulatur vom biindel-
artigen Typus (Abb. 9).

Es wurde das Typen-Material der eigenen Sammlung nachbestimmt (Zicsi, 1974).

Helodrilus deficiens sp. n. (Abb. 10)

Lange des Holotypus 57 mm, Durchmesser 4 mm, Segmentzahl 117, bei
den iibrigen Exemplaren Lange: 35—70 mm, Durchmesser 3—5,5 mm,
Segmentzahl 78—125.

Farbe: unpigmentiert, farblos.

Kopf epilobisch 1/2 zu. Erster Riickenporus auf Intersegmentalfurche
4/5. Borst(‘n sehr eng gepaart. Weibliche Poren auf dem 14. Segment, ober-
balb der Borstenlinie b. Mannliche Poren groB, auf dem 15. Segment, Driisen-
hofe gehen auf die benaclibarten Segmente iiber. Borstcn cd des 8. Segmentes
und ub des 29., 30., 31. und 32. Segmentes auf Driisenpapillen angeordnet.
Diese variieren von einem Exemplar zum anderen. Meganephridien munden
in der Borstenlinie cd direkt, ohne schlauchformig aus der Borstenlinie ab
emporzukommen. Giirtel vom 26.—33. Segment. Pubertatstreifen in Form
von flachen Tuberkeln auf dem 30. und 31. Segment.

Yordere Dissepimente 6/7- 9/10 stark verdickt. Letzte Paar Herzen im
11. Segment. KalkdHisen mit Ausbuchtungen im 10. Segment, die Speise-

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Al)l>. 10. II. deficiens sp. n. Seitcnansicht. Abb. 11. II- deficiens sp. n. Abb. 12.
II. italicus sp. n. Seitenansicht. Abb. 13. II. italicus sp. n.

rohre zeigt auch im 11. und 12. Segment Lamellarstruktur. Moden und Samen-
trichter ini 10. und 11. Segment, frei. 2 Paar Samensacke ini 11. und 12.
Segment. 2 Paar Samentaschen ini 9. und 10. Segment, mil Ausmiindungen in
den Intersegmentalfurchen 9/10 und 10/11, et^as oberhalb der Borstenlinie cd.
Ovarien im 13. Segment, Receptacula ovorum machtig groB. Nephridialblasen
fehlen. Kropf im 15. 16. Segment, Muskelmagen im 17.—18. Segment.

Typhlosolis verzweigt, endet im 60. Segment oder dahinter. Muskulatur vom
biindelartigen Typus (Abb. 11).

Die neue Art steht Proctodrilus antipai (Mich., 1891) am nachsten,
unterscheidet sich jedoch von dieser vor allem durcli das Fehlen des gemein-
samen Ausfuhrungskanals der Meganephridien ini hinteren Teil des Korpers,
ferner durch (lit* Ausdehnung des Giirtelorganes und (lurch die Form der
Tuberkeln.

F u n dorte : Ungarn. Holotypus //10065 Hajka. 5. \ 111. 1960. h*g. Szom-
batiielyi und Zicsi; Paratypen: Z/1481. 3 Ex., Z/1593. 9 Ex. Z/1591. 6 FA. Z/1605. 12 Ex.
Z/1608. 3 Ex. Fundort wie beim Holotypus. Z/1562. 8 Ex. Hajka, 27. I\. 1960. leg. A.
Zicsi. Osterreich. Z/2516. 1 FA. Z/2525. 1 FA., Z/2533. 1 FA., Z/2536. 1 FA. Orth an der Donau,
Frische Harte An, 27. V. 1963. leg. Margl und Zicsi; Z/2567. 1 FA., Z/2569. 4 FA. Orth an
der Donau, Feuchte Harte Au, 28. V. 1963. leg. Margl und Zicsi.

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Helodrilus italicus sp. n. (Abb. 12)

Lange des Holotypus 30 mm, Durchmesser 1,5 mm, Segmentzahl 75.
Bei dem anderen Exemplar Lange: 35 mm, Durchmesser 1,5 mm, Segment¬
zahl 98. Drittes Exemplar zersehnitten, nur die vorderen 40 Segmente vor-
lianden.

Farhe: unpigmentiert, farhlos.

Kopf epilobiscli 1/2 offen. Erster Ruckenporus auf Intersegmentalfurche
4/5. Borsten zart, sehr eng gepaart. Borsten ab des 12. Segmentes (beim Holo-
typus nur auf der linken Seite) und 30. Segmentes von machtigen Driisen-
papillen umgehen. Bei einem Exemplar auch die Borsten ab des 10. Segmentes
von Driisenpapillen umgeben. Weil)liche Poren auf dem 14. Segment, ober-
halb der Borstenlinie b. Mannliche Poren auf dem 15. Segment, groB, gehen
auch auf die benachbarten Segmente iiber. Nephridialporen in der Borsten-
linie cd. Giirtel vom 1/4 24, 25.—33. Segment. Pubertatsstreifen vom 31.—33.
Segment.

Vordere Dissepimente 6/7—9/10 verdickt. Letzte Paar Herzen im 11.
Segment. Kalkdriisenstruktur vom 10.—12. Segment, schwach ohne Aus-
buchtungen. Hoden und Samentrichter im 10. und 11. Segment. 2 Paar aus-
gefranste Testikelblasen im 10. und 11. Segment. 2 Paar Samensacke im 11.
und 12. Segment. 2 Paar Samentaschen im 9. und 10. Segment, miinden in
den Intersegmentalfurchen 9/10, 10/11 in Hohe der Borstenlinie cd. Ovarien
im 13. Segment. Rec. ovorum machtig groB. Kropf im 15. und 16. Segment,
Muskelmagen im 17. und 18. Segment. Nephridialblasen fehlen, Meganepbri-
dien miinden einzeln in der Borstenlinie cd. Typhlosolis verzweigt. Muskulatur
vom biindelartigen Typus (Abb. 13).

Die neue Art steht H. oculatus Hoffm., 1845 am nachsten, unterscheidet
sich von dieser durch die Lage des Giirtels und die der Pubertatsstreifen.

Fundort: Italien Z/10066. Holotypus: S. Bortolo 7. Y. 1971. leg. Montolli
und Zicsi; Paratypen: Z/10067. 1 Ex. V/124. 1 Ex. Fundort wie beim Holotypus. Ein Ex.
Paratypus wird in der Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums von Verona aufbewahrt
(V/124).

Mit Sicherheit lieBen sich die vorausgehend angefiihrten Arten der Gat-
tung Helodrilus Hoffmeister, 1845 einreihen.

Fraglicb bleiben folgende Taxa: Eiseniella balcanica plavensis Karaman,
1972 und Allolobophora putricola tebra Bouche, 1972.

Eine Revision der von Omodeo, 1956 und Perel, 1976, 1979 noch zur
Gattung Helodrilus gestellten Arten erbracbte folgende Ergebnisse:

Eine Nacbbestimmung des aus dem Museo e Istituto di Zoologia Sis-
tematica dell’ Universita di Torino vorliegenden Typen-Materials von Allo¬
lobophora festai Rosa, 1892 erbrachte den Nacliweis von u-formigen Neph-
ridialblason (Inv. Nr. OL 770A). Dintorni di Tunisi leg. Festa. Dies Merkmal

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und die naeli liinten verlagcrten Samentaschcn 12/13, 13/14 schlieBen es aus,
diese Art in die Gattung Helodrilus zu stellen.

Von den fraglichen Arten Omodeos konnen die Arten Criodrilus dubiosus
Orley, 1881 = Allolobophora dubiosa (Orley, 1881) und Eophila ariadne
Michaelsen. 1928 mit Sicherheit ausgeschlossen werden (Perel, 1979, Zicsi,
1981). Helodrilus (//.) sarnensis Pierantoni, 1905 ist mir nicht bekannt, auf-
grund der Beschreibung, kann icb dieser Taxa gegeniiber nicht Stellung
nehraen.

Bei der Uberprufung der von Perel (1967) zur Gattung Helodrilus
gestellten Arten lieB sicli bei Eophila antipai Michaelsen, 1891, und E. a.
tuberculata Cernosvitov, 1935 auBer dem Fehlen von Nephridialblasen, ein
deutlicher Ausfuhrungskanal beiderseits nachweisen, in den in jedem Segment
<lie Meganej)hridien einmiinden und gemeinsam in den Enddarm ausmiinden.
Aufgrund dieses, hinter dem Giirtelsegment beginnenden Kanalsystems wer¬
den diese beiden Taxa in die neu aufgestellte Gattung Proctodrilus gen. n.
eingereiht.

Proctodrilus gen. n.

Nephridialblasen fehlen. Meganepliridien miinden beiderseits hinter dem
Giirtelsegment einzeln in einen gemeinsamen Ausfuhrungskanal der in den
Enddarm ausmiindet. Borsten zart eng gepaart. Mannliche Poren auf dem
15. Segment, groB, gehen auf die benachbarten Segmente liber. Vordere Dis-
sepimente verdickt. Kalkdriisenstruktur vom 10.—12. Segment, mit kleinen
Ausbuchtungen im 10. Segment. 2 Paar Samensacke, 2 Paar Samentaschen
im 9. und 10. Segment, mit Ausiniindungen in 9/10, 10/11 in der Borstenlinie
cd oder dorsal in Richtung Medianlinie. Pigmentlose Tiere. Muskulatur vom
biindelartigen Typus. Lebensweise feuchtigkeitsliebend, terrestrisch.

Typische Art: Proctodrilus antipai (Michaelsen, 1891) comb. n.

Von alien bisher beschriebenen Gattungen der Familie Lumbricidae kann
sie durch das Vorhandensein des hinter dem Giirtel beginnenden, beiderseiti-
gen Kanalsystem der Meganepliridien unterschieden werden.

Weitere Arten: Proctodrilus tuberculatus (Cernosvitov, 1935) comb. n. grad. n. und
Proctodrilus opisthoductus sp. n.

Proctodrilus opisthoductus sp. n. (Abb. 14a—c)

Lange des Holotypus 40 mm, Durchmesser 3 mm, Segmentzahl 110, bei
den anderen Exemplaren Lange: 25—75 mm, Durchmesser 2,5—3,5 mm,
Segmentzahl 60—135.

Farbe: unpigmentiert, farblos.

Kopf epilobisch 1/2 offen. Erster Riickenporus auf Intersegmental-
furche 4/5. Borsten sehr eng gepaart, aa etwas groBer als 6c, dd = 1/2 u. Bor-

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14c

Abb. 14. Ausbildung der Pubertatstuberkeln bei den Arten. 14a P. antipai (Mien., 1891);
14b - - P. tuberculatus (Cern., 1935) und 14c = P. opisthoductus sp. n. und Ventralansicht

sten «6des8.. 14.—16. Segmentes und die der Giirtelsegmente auf Driisenpa-
pillen angeordnet. Bei den meisten Tieren variieren diese Borstenpapillen auch
innerhalb einer Population (9., 10., 13., 14. Segment in der Borstenlinie ab
oder 11. Segment cd). Segmente vom 17. beginnend doppeltgeringelt. Weib-
liche Poren auf dem 14. Segment, oberhalb der Borstenlinie b. Miinnliche
Poren auf dem 15. Segment, groB, gehen auf die benachbarten Segmente liber.
Giirtel beim Holotypus vom 25.—33. Bei den iibrigen Tieren auch vom
1/2 25.—33. Segment. Pubertatsstreifen, balkenforinig vom 30.—31. Segment,
dehnen die benachbarten Segmente aus, ohne auf diese uberzugehen. Spermato-
phoren beim Holotypus in der Intersegmentalfurche 25/26.

Innere Dissepimente 6/7—9/10 verdickt. Letzte Paar Herzen im 11.
Segment. Kalkdriisenstruktur vom 10.—12. Segment, mit kleinen Ausbuch-
tungen im 10. Segment. Hoden und Sainentrichter im 10. und 11. Segment.
Ausgefranste Testikelblasen im 10. und 11. Segment. 2 Paar Samensacke im
11. und 12. Segment. 2 Paar Samentaschen im 9. und 10. Segment, die in den
Intersegmentalfurchen 9/10, 10/11 in der Medianlinie oder etwas seitwarts von
dieser ausmunden. Nephridialblasen fehlen. Meganephridien miinden im Vor-
derkorper, einschlieBlich des Giirtels, einzeln in der Borstenlinie cd. Hinter
dem Giirtel miinden die Meganephridien beiderseits in jedem Segment in ein
Kanalsystem. welches in den Enddarin ausmiindet. Ovarien im 13. Segment,
Rec. ovariorum machtig groB. Kropf im 15. —16. Segment, Muskelmagen im
17.—18. Segment. Typhlosolis verzweigt, endet im 65. Segment (Holotypus).
Muskulatur vom biindelartigen Typus (Abb. 15a—c).

Die neue Art steht Proctodrilus antipai (Mich., 1891) am nachsten.
Unterscheidet sich von dieser durch die balkenformige Ausbildung der Puber¬
tatsstreifen und dadurch, daB die Samentaschen in der Medianlinie ausmunden.

Fundorte: Ungarn. Holotypus Z/5569/A. Alte Hauptverkehrsstrafte Nr. 3.
beim Km-Stein 100. Wiese. 9. V. 1967. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi. Paratypen: Z/5569. 6 Ex.
Eundort wie beim Holotypus. Z/4258. 15 Ex.. 27. IV. 1965, leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/4452.

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2 Ex. 20. IV. 1966. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/5569. 8 Ex. 9. V. 1967. leg. Pobozsny und
Zicsi. Fundort wie beim Holotypus. Z/927. 1 Ex., Z/933. 2 Ex., Z/956. 3 Ex., Z/1188. 2 Ex.
Mezdhegyes, in verschiedenen Waldschutzstreifen, 13. VI. 1961. leg. Szombathelyi und
Zicsi; Z/S641. 1 Ex. Mezdhegyes, Belso-Kamaraspuszta 25. V. 1967. leg. A. Zicsi und Po¬
bozsny; Z/979. 2 Ex. Kovegy, Bachrand. 15. VI. 1961. leg. Szombathelyi und Zicsi. Z/1603.
2 Ex.; Z/1616. 8 Ex.; Z/1619. 2 Ex. Rajka, 5. VIII. I960, leg. Szombathelyi und Zicsi;
Z/1559. 1 Ex. Donau Stromkm. 1597. 29. VII. 1960. leg. Zicsi; Z/2059. 1 Ex. Keszthely 9.
\ II. 1962. leg. Losoncy und Zicsi: Z/2124. 1 Ex. Z/4795. 1 Ex, Keszthely, 1955. \. 10. leg.
Visinszky und Zicsi; Z/7357. 1 Ex. 23. VIII. 1970. leg. Zicsi; Z/4395. 4 Ex., Z/4405. 16 Ex.,
Z/4410. 2 Ex. Perbal 1. XII. 1964. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi: Z/1631. 4 Ex. Gardony, 11. IV.
1962. leg. Zicsi; Z/1840. 3 Ex. Zalaszantd, 16. IX. 1960. leg. Zicsi. Z/2009. 1 Ex. Novak-
puszta, Donauufer, 20. VI. 1962. leg. Zicsi; Z/2029. I Ex. Lickapuszta (Donauufer Mosoner-
Arm), 20. VI. 1962. leg. A. Zicsi; Z/4188. 6 Ex. Pilis-Geb. Biikkipuszta, 4. VI. 1965. leg. D6zsa-
Farkas; Z/9984. 1 Ex. Pilis-Geb. Kiraly-Bach. 28. III. 1983. leg. Pobozsny; Z/2070. 1 Ex.,
Z/2078. 1 Ex. Letkes, Wiese, Bachrand. 4. VII. 1962. leg. Zicsi; Szendehely Z/5234. 3 Ex.
1. IV. 1967; Z/7601. 2 Ex. 16. X. 1972., Z/7995. 1 Ex. 23. I. 1975. leg. Zicsi; Z/4432. 2 Ex.
Paty, 1. XII. 1964. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/4538. 1 Ex. Badacsonytordemic. 4. V. 1965.
leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/4570. 1 Ex. Serenyfalva, 26. X. 1964. leg. Szombathelyi und
Zicsi; Z/4982. 1 Ex. Jaszjakohalma, 26. IX. 1966. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/4986. 2 Ex
Jaszbereny, 26. IX. 1966. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/4995. 8 Ex. Szikszo, 26. IX. 1966. leg*
Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/5194. 6 Ex. Csongrad, 22. III. 1967. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/5242.
49 Ex. HauptverkehrsstraBe Nr. 2 beim Km. 48. 1. IV. 1967. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi;
Z/5250. 1 Ex. Karancslapujto, 1. IV. 1967. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/5260. 7 Ex. Ludany-

halaszi, 1. IV. 1967. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/5281. 17 Ex. Ipolyszbg, am Ufer der Ipoly.

1. IV. 1967. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/5348. 10. Ex. Szaparfalu. 6. IV. 1967. leg. Pobozsny
und Zicsi; Z/5352. 3 Ex. Berettyoujfalu, 6. IV. 1967. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/5360. 2 Ex.
Barand, 6. IV. 1967. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi; Z/5365. 2 Ex. Derecske, 6. IV. 1967. leg. Po¬
bozsny und Zicsi; Z/5507. 3 Ex. Bakonyszombathely, 18. IV. 1967. leg. Pobozsny und

Zicsi; Z/5897. 1 Ex. Barna, 21. III. 1968. leg. Pobozsny und Zicsi: Z/7310. 2 Ex. Szarsomlyo

N-Hang. 29. III. 1971. leg. Zicsi; Z/9092. 3 Ex. Lucfalva Verzweigung. 12. XII. 1979. leg.

Abb. 15. Biindelartiger Muskeltyp bei den Arten: 15a P. antipai (Mich., 1891): 15b
P. tuberculatus (£ern., 1935) und 15c P. opisthoductus sp. n.

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Zicsi; Z/9108. 1 Ex. Samsonhaza, 12. XII. 1979. leg. Zicsi: Z/10060. 6 Ex. Mecsek-Geb-
Misina Nord-Hang. 22. V. 1962. leg. Plisko und Zicsi: Z/8408. 4 Ex., Z/908S. 1 Ex. Vertes-
Geb. 12. V. und 7. X. 1976. leg. A. Zicsi — Osterreicb: Z/2608. 6 Ex. Miinchendorf, Schwechat-
Ufer, 1. VI. 1963. leg. Zicsi.

Bemerkung. Die von Omodeo, 1956 (p. 184) zu antipai synonymi-
sierte Dendrobaena riparia Bretscher, 1901 erwies sich als gute Art (Zicsi,
1982a) und kann wegen Vorhandensein von Nephridialblasen nicht in diese
Gattung oder in die von Hidodrilus gestellt werden. Als fragliche Art wird
A. cuginii hvlodriloides Chandebois, 1958 betracbtet.

Nachstehend werden die revidierten Arten der Gattung Helodrilus und
Proctodrilus unter Beriieksichtigung der wicbtigsten Begrenzungsinerkmale in
Tabellen zusammengefafit.

Gattung Helodrilus Hoffmeister. 1845 emend Zicsi

Art

Giirtel

Pubertats-

streifen

Samensarke

Samentasohen

Bor-

sten-

linie

oculntus Hoffm., 1845

21, 22-32

29-30

11, 12

9/10 10/11

9/10-11/12

cd

samniticus (Cogn., 1914)

21, 22-33

1/2 29-
1/2 32

11, 12

9/10-10/11

cd

patriarchalis (Rosa, 1893)

22-33

1/4 30-
1/4 33

11, 12

9/10-10/11

cd

kratochvili (Cern., 1937)

20. 1/2 20-
35

29 31

11, 12

9/10-10/11

cd

cernosvitovianus (Zicsi. 1967)

21, 22-28,
29

1/2 26

1/2 28

11, 12

9/10-10/11

M

italicus sp. n.

1/2 24, 25-
33

31-33

11, 12

9/10-10/11

cd

mozsariorum (Zicsi, 1974)

25-35

31-1/2 34

11, 12

9/10-10/11

cd

deficiens sp. n.

26-33

30-31

11, 12

9/10 -10/11

cd

balcanicus (Cern., 1931)

23, 24-30

27-29

9. 11, 12

9/10-10/11

cd

putricola (Bouche, 1972)

1/2 23-
1/2 30

24-28

9, 10, 11,
12

9/10 10/11

cd

Proctodrilus gen. n.

Art

Giirtel

mt uumeu?-

streifen

Samensaeke

Samentaschen

sten-

linie

antipai (Mich., 1891)
tuberculatus (Cern., 1935)

25-33

30, 31

11, 12

9/10 10/11

cd

26-33

30/31, 31/32

11. 12

9/10-10/11

cd

opisthoductus sp. n.

25, 1/2 25 -
33

30-31

11, 12

9/10-10/11

M

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SAWFLIES FROM NEPAL (HYMENOPTERA), 1

L. ZOMBORI

Zoological Department , Hungarian Natural History Museum ,

H-1088 Budapest , Baross u. 13, Hungary

(Received 14 March, 1984)

Ten species of sawflies are discussed from Nepal. Among them one species
proved to be new to science: Trichiosoma uncinatum sp. n.

A small collection of sawflies taken mostly in the summer of 1962 by
G. Ebert and H. Falkner has been passed onto me for elaboration through
the kind mediation of Ericii Diller (Munchen). Also a few specimens collected
by P. Beron. and subsequently presented to our Museum, have been studied
along with the above material.

A part of the material has been studied and the results are given here¬
under. It seemed convenient to treat all the specimens belonging to various
families and subfamilies together, excepting the subfamily of Tenthredininae,
the latter being rather populous. The members of this subfamily will be
studied at a later date. I quote the exact locality data as given on the labels,
and add comments where deemed necessary.

CIMBICIDAE

Trichiosoma uncinatum sp. n.

Male. Head black with long black hairs, surface with a cuprous sheen.
Clypeus over its entire front margin weakly, somewhat irregularly Insinuate.
Labrum large with large, though shallow punctures, frontal margin with a
dense tuft of bristle-like hairs. Mandible black, only apical one-third dark
red. Eyes normal, inner orbits parallel. Malar space smooth and shining, long,
about equalling length of second flagellar joint. Both outer and inner orbits
densely micropunctate. Postocellar area clearly marked on both sides by
deep furrows, which diverge towards hind margin of head. Antenna black,
middle joints partly rufous. First flagellar joint long (obviously the fusion of
four joints) and dilated at its apex, second and third flagellar joints equal in
length, but latter more robust, antennal club comprising four joints, apex
blunt. — Thorax black, densely punctate, though still shining, surface also
with a weak cuprous sheen. Colour of hairs: wax-yellow. Cenchri narrow, long
and with parallel sides. Legs dark Frown to almost black. Claws simple with

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a small triangular basal lobe. Hind femora with a large hooked tooth each
(Fig. 1), continuing basally in a sharp and irregularly serrate carina. Wings
brown infuscate, costa and subcosta strong, dark brown, costal cell almost
obliterated. Base of radial vein with a conspicuous dark brown smudge. Radial
cross-vein joining radial vein almost in the middle of second cubital cell.
Corrugated wing margin fumous, radial cell and apex of wing brown. —
Abdomen black. First abdominal tergite similarly sculptured as thorax, but

Figs 1 — 2. Left hind femur of 1 = Trichiosoma uncinatum sp. n., and 2 = T. silvaticum Leach

from second tergite onwards very densely punctate, entirely mat. First two
tergites clothed in long yellowish hairs, rest of tergites with much shorter,
erect and black hairs. Abdominal sternites with somewhat rufous-yellow¬
ish hairs.

Length: 15 mm. — Female and life-history unknown.

Holotype male: “Nepal Ting-Sang-La 3800 m 6. V. 62 leg. G. Ebert und H.
Falkner” also printed on the label vertically “Staatsslg. Miinchen”. - Paratypes: two
male specimens from the same locality and date of collecting; one additional male from the
same locality but collected on the “5. V. 62”, rest of the label data is identical with those of
the holotype.

Considering the habitus of the new species it is closest to T. silvaticum
Leach, 1817. But T. uncinatum sp. n. clearly differs from silvaticum in the
construction of the antenna: club being longer than in silvaticum ; in the colour
of the leg and part of the antenna: dark brown in uncinatum sp. n. yellowish
in silvaticum ; the strap-like cenchrus is contrasted with the guttiform cenchrus
of silvaticum. However, the most striking difference and a conspicuous feature
of the new species is the uncate femoral tooth (Fig. 1), the same is quite
simple (Fig. 2) in silvaticum. The new species also differs from T. sikkimense
Konow, 1906 and from T. bombiforme Takeuchi, 1939. From the former
mainly in its size: uncinatum sp. n. 15—16 mm, sikkimense 20—25 mm, there
are also other differences, e.g. the colour of the clothing hairs. From the
Japanese bombiforme it diverges by having short erect and black hairs on
the abdomen above and not long fulvous hairs, besides several other points.

The holotype and three paratypes are deposited in the collection of the Zoologische
Staatssammlung, Miinchen, one paratype in the Hymenoptera collection of the Hungarian
Natural History Museum, Budapest: “Hym. Typ. No. 2937 Mus. Budapest”.

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ARGIDAE

Arge lahidura Gussakovskij, 1935 “Nepal Thodung 3100 in 2. VI. 1962 leg. G.
Ebert u. II. Falkner”, 1 “Nepal Pokh-Jom. trek between Danie and Dhunche 2000
3000 m VII. 1981 leg. P. Beron, No. 25”, 1 <}.

The species was originally described from China.

Arge nigrinodosa (Motschulsky, 1859) “Nepal Khumbu Khumdzung 3900 in
15. 6. 62 leg. G. Ebert u. H. Falkner”, 1 9» 1 cJ; same locality but dated as “15. 7. 62”, 1

In Gt ssakovskij’s (1935) key the specimens readily run to nigrinodosa , though the
species was originally described from Japan.

Arge similis (Vollenhoven, 1860) “Nepal Khumbu Thangpoche 4000 m 10. VII.
1962 leg. G. Ebert u. H. Falkner”, 1 <$. “Nepal Khumbu Khumdzung 3900 in 15. 6. 62 leg.

G. Ebert u. H. Falkner”, 1 <}.

Both male specimens easily identifiable as similis described from Japan. However,
they also come close to A. gracilicornis (Kli G, 1812) having a wide distribution area: Europe
to Siberia. But the head behind eyes in gracilicornis is strongly contracted, the same being
parallel in the two males, also the size differs, specimens of gracilicornis are small, the speci¬
mens on hand are clearly larger by about 2 3 mm.

Pantpsilola (Tanyphatnidea) microcephala (Vollenhoven, 1860) “Nepal Birehanti ,
7. VIII. 1981 leg. Beron, No. 24”, 1 $, 1 <}.

The species is well distributed in South-east Asia and on the Sunda Islands.

TENTH REDINIDAE
Selandriinae

Athalia nigromaciilala Cameron, 1902 “Nepal Khumbu Khumdzung 3900 m 11. 7.

62 leg. G. Ebert u. H. Falkner”, 1 y.

The species is known to occur in Central Asia: Himalayas (Tibet, Kashmir, India),
3000 4000 m.

Hemiehroa major Rohwer, 1915 “Nepal Khumbu Khumdzung 3900 m 12. 7. 62
leg. G. Ebert u. H. Falkner”, 1 ?.

The species has been shown to occur in Nepal and China (Szechuan), 3000 4500 m.

Neostroinboceros hasilineatus (Cameron, 1907) “Nepal Jiri 1900 in 15. V. 1962 leg.

G. Ebert u. H. Falkner”, 1 <}.

The species is distributed in Sikkim (Darjeeling) and in Upper Burma.

Neostroinboceros rugifrons Malaise, 1944 “Nepal Bi Khola 2300 2700 m 13. V.

1962 leg. G. Ebert u. II. Falkner”, 1 $. “Nepal Jiri Thodung 2400 m 19. V. 1962 leg. G.
Ebert u. H. Falkner”, 1 §.

The species was originally described from Burma (Kambaiti) from an altitude of 2000 in.
Ungulia fasciativentris Malaise, 1961 “Nepal Khumbu Thangpoche 4000 m 10.
VII. 1962 leg. G. Ebert u. H. Falkner”, 2 ?.

The species was originally described as the previous one from Burma (Kambaiti)
from an altitude of 2000 in.

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Fifteen new species of the genus Xenillus Robineau-Desvoidy, 1839 (Acari: Oribatei)

from South America. J. Balogh and P. Balogh . 53

Data to the Oribatid fauna of Australia (Acari) III. P. Balogh . 81

The morphology of agromyzid pests on wheat and barley in Hungary (Diptera: Agro-

myzidae). B. Darvas and L. Papp . 99

A new species of Moina from Australia (Crustacea: Cladocera). L. Forro . Ill

Mites (Acari) from St. Lucia (Antilles). 2. Oribatida. S. Mahunka. 119

Xylophagidae (Diptera) of Mongolia from Dr. Z. Kaszab’s expeditions. J. Majer . 179

A new species of Neurigona Rondani 1856 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Mongolia.

O. P. Negrobov and V. N. Fursov . 183

Taxonomical and faunistical novelties of the Opiinae from the Old World tropics (Hymeno-

ptera: Braconidae). J. Papp. 185

A key of the World species of Camillidae (Diptera). L. Papp . 217

A new Aporophila Guenee, 1841 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) species from Iraq. L. Ronkay 229

Untersuchungen einiger Psilide-Typen aus der Zetterstedt’schen Sammlung nebst Be-

sclireibung einer neuen Art (Diptera: Psilidac). A. Soos. 235

A revision of the genus Irdex Burr, 1911 (Derinaptera: Labiidae). II. Steinmann. 245

Revision der palaarktischen Eupithecini-Arten I. A. M. Vojnits . 267

t)ber die Gattungen Helodrilus Iloffmeister, 1845 und Proctodrilus gen. n. (Oligochaeta:

Lumbricidae). A. Zicsi . 275

Sawflies from Nepal (Hymenoptera). L. Zombori . 291

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OKI BAT IDS FROM AFRICA
(ACARI: OR I RATI DA), I.

S. Mahunka

Zoological Department , Hungarian Natural History Museum ,
11-1088 Budapest , Harass u. 13, Hungary

Twenty-five new Oribatid species are described from the soil samples collected
in the Republic of South Africa. Five of them also represent new genera: Sphaero-
chochthonius , Austroeremulus , Cultroribella , Afrotocepheus , Seboelocepheus gen. n. Keys
for identifying the species of Hermannia , Zetorchestes and Tegeocranellus are pre¬
sented.

While continuing my elaboration of the Oribatids of the Ethiopian
Region I also start to work on materials originating from South Africa. In the
following under a new series title, but still adhering to my original goals,
I propose to publish my recent results. The examined materials derive partly
from Dr. S. Endrodi (Budapest), my coleopterist colleague, and partly from
l)r. 1). Endrody-Younga (Pretoria), the latter material belongs to the Museum
of Pretoria. For these highly valuable samples T should like to express iny
most sincere gratitude to them both. I would also like to thank Dr. T. Poes
(Budapest), my botanist colleague, for the material originating from Tanzania.

The present contribution discusses species originating from South Africa,
excepting a single species deriving from elsewhere.

The material under scrutiny is diversified both from taxonomic-systematic
and from zoogeographic points of view yielding several nov elties. Well before
the concluding remarks the following characteristics, data or establishments
should be made:

1. This is the first time that a primitive form belonging in the Oribatida
(Sphaerochochthonius gen. n.) is reported in which, differing from the so far
known forms, six pairs of setae are found on tin* prodorsum: ro , /<?, in , exa , exp ,
and the 6th seta owing to its position marked as lx. Its origin is uncertain, but
it is highly probable that it is a secondary, neotrichial phenomenon, if not,
then it might correspond to the 3rd setal pair of segment. According to
ancient segmentation, this, however, seems to contradict tin* setal origin of
the sensillus.

2. Transitional forms have been discovered between the genera Carabodes-
Diplohodes , described as Carabodes problematic us sp. n. and the families Oto-
cepheidae-Dampfiellidae, the new genus is Seboetocepheus gen. n. Obviously
these need further profound examinations.

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3. This time a large number of new Oppiidae species is described. Owing
to this fact, the system of the family Oppiidae will have to he revised, of
course, along with it, the many recently described new genera also needing
revision. It appears that many a genera cannot stand thorough criticism when
based merely on the shape of sensillus or seta. I should like to stress that
many of my new species have only heen provisorily included into the more or
less well definable “larger” genera. Recent examinations revealed that more
attention should be paid to a more constant feature when dividing Oppiidae,
and this is the position of the epimeral setae. The seta lc seems especially
constant in this respect. Another feature might be the degree of development
of pedotecta 4 (discidium).

In this contribution I give only the description of the new taxa only.
Any other identified materials will lx* published in a subsequent paper. The
locality and other pertaining data are given collectively. In order to save
space under the specific descriptions I only give the respective numbers
referring to any one sample.

LIST OF LOCALITIES

S.-Afr. 1. Rep. South Africa. Cape Prow, Natures Valley, 30 km E Plettenberg Bay
33°58 / S- 23°32' E, 9. XII. 1977, extracted from mats of inoss, leg. Dr. S. Endrodi.

S.-Afr. 3. Rep. South Africa, Lottering Forest, Tsitsikamma Mts. cca 45 km E Pletten-
berg Bay, 33°57' S-23°43' E, 12. XII. 1977. From soil traps, leg. Dr. S. Endrodi.

E-Y. No. 200 Rep. South Africa, W. Cape. Haweguas, 33 — 34 S 19.08 E, 5. 11. 1973,

sifter humus, leg. Dr. S. Endrody-Younga.

E-Y. No. 228 Rep. South Africa, S. W. Cape, Sneeukop, 34.03 S —18.59 E, 12. 11. 1973,
sifter burnt fynbos, leg. Dr. S. Endrody-Yol nga.

E-Y. No. 229 Rep. South Africa. S. W. Cape. Sneeukop, 34.03 S 18.59 E, 12. 11. 1973,
grass compost tetvveen tussocks, leg. Dr. S. Endrody-Younga.

E-Y. No. 253 Rep. South Africa, W. Cape, Dwarsberge, 34.02 S 19.01 E, 15. 11. 1973,
sifted litter, leg. I)r. S. Endrody-Younga.

E-Y. No. 1310 Rep. South Africa. S. Cape, Garden of Eden, 34.02 S 23.12 E, 13. 12. 1976,
sifted litter, leg. Dr. S. Endrody-Younga.

LIST OP SPECIES

Sphaerochthoniidae Grand jean, 1947
Sphaerochochthonius australis gen. et sp. n.

Orihotritiidae Grandjean, 1954
Protoribotritia africana sp. n.

Ilermanniidae Sellnick, 1928
Hermannia clavata sp. n.

Hermannia spathulata sp. n.

Eremaeozetidae Balogh, 1972
Eremaeozetes gracilis sp. n.

Eulegaeidae Balogh. 1965
Nodocephcus minimus sp. n.

Charassobatidae Grandjean, 1958
Topalia africana sp. n.

Microzetidae Grandjean, 1936
Magoebazetes engelbrechti sp. n.

Rhopalozetes sp. n.

Eremulidae Grandjean, 1965
Austroeremulus glabrus gen. et sp. n.

Zetorchestidae Michael. 1898
Zetorchestes (Z.) ornatus sp. n.

Astegistidae Balogh, 1961
Cultroribella lineata gen. et sp. n.

Carabodidae C. L. Koch, 1837
Carabodes problematicus sp. n.

Tectocepheidae Grandjean, 1954
Tegeocranellus africanus sp. n.

Otocepheidae Balogh, 1961
Afrotocepheus sinarmatus gen. et sp. n.
Pseudotocepheus granulatus sp. n.
Seboetocepheus coronatus gen. et sp. n.

Oppiidae Grandjean, 1954
Brachioppia cxcrescens sp. n.
Brachioppia filamentosa sp. n.
Brachioppia filigera sp. n.

Brachioppia koki sp. n.

Brachioppia palmata sp. n.

Oppia corallifera sp. n.

Op pi a diversiseta sp. n.

Oxyoppia spiculifera sp. n.

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Sphaerochochthonius gen. n.

Diagnosis: Family Sphaerochthoniidae Gkandjean, 1947. Six pairs
of dilated, phylliform and T-shaped prodorsal and 15 pairs of phylliform
notogastral setae. Nine pairs of genital, four pairs of adanal and five (ex¬
ceptionally 6 or 7) pairs of anal setae. All legs tridactylous.

Type species: Sphaerochochthonius australis sp. n.

Remarks: So far this family has comprised only two genera: Sphae-
rochthonius Berlese, 1910 and Sphaerochthoniella Mahunka, 1984. The new
genus is distinguished from both previous ones by the six pairs (!) of prodorsal
setae. This character was unknown in primitive Oribatida taxa.

Sphaerochochthonius australis sp. n.

Measurements: Length: 316—336 //in, width: 200—209 //m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 1): Prodorsum with the typical polygonate
sculpture. Six (!) pairs of prodorsal setae (Fig. 4) present. Rostral setae dilate,
curved inwards, setae exa and exp phylliform, tin* preceding one much larger
than tin 1 latter. One pair of setae originating far anteriorly, near to the T-shaped
lamellar setae. 1 nterbothridial setae also large, calyciform. Sensillus setiform,
directed laterally, with cilia of different lengths so it seems spindle-shaped.
All notogastral setae, excepting setae d l and d 2 , feather-shaped, no T-shaped
setae present. Setae c t originating nearer to each other and farther from the
dorsosejugal region than the distance of Cj—d t , or that of d l from the dorso-
sejugal margin. Setae d l and d 2 minute, arising very near to each other (Fig. 5).
All segments ornamented by a well-developed polygonate sculpture.

Ventral side (Fig. 2): Epimeral setal formula: 3 — 2 — 3 — 4. Epi-
meral plates ornamented by irregular secretion granules. Nine (5 -+~ 4) pairs of
genital, five pairs of adanal and five (6 or 7) pairs of anal setae present. Genital
and anal setae simple, thin, adanal setae modified, ad x and ad 2 phylliform, ad 3
and ad x strongly ciliatc (Fig. 3).

Legs: All legs tridactylous, strong heterodactyly present.

Material examined: Holotypus: No. E-Y. 1310. 5 paratypes from tfie same
sample. Holotypus and paratypes in the TMP;* 2 paratypes (1042-PO-84): HNHM; 1 para-
type: MHNG.**

Remarks: The new species is well characterized by the six pairs of
prodorsal setae, and the lack of the T-shaped notogastral setae.

* Transvaal Museum, Pretoria.

** Museum d’Histoire JNaturelle, Geneva.

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Figs 1 -5. Sphaerochochthonius australis gen. et sp. n. 1 = dorsal side, 2 = ventral side,
3 = anal region, 4 prodorsum from lateral view, 5 = median part of notogaster

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Protoribotritia afrieunu sp. n.

Measurements: Length of aspis: 164 /nn, length of notogaster: 312 fi in,
height of notogaster: 224 jum.

Aspis (Fig. 9): Surface more strongly punctate than that of noto¬
gaster. Lateral carina absent, marginal line thin. All prodorsal setae fine,
rostral setae originating far from rostral margin, setae ro, le and in nearly
equal in length, setae exa well developed. Bothridial squama large, triangular.
Sensillus (Fig. 8) with strongly dilated head, its margin ciliate.

Notogaster (Fig. 6): Fourteen pairs of fine, filiform notogastral
setae present. All pori visible.

Anogenital region (Fig. 7): Seven pair of genital, two pairs of
aggenital, two pairs of anal and three pairs of adanal setae present. Setae ad. A
much shorter than ad l and ad 2 .

Legs: All legs monodactylous. Famulus of leg 1 strongly curved.
Genu of leg IV with a solenidium. Palp (Fig. 10) with three joints, on its
femur only one seta present. Solenidium (o of tarsus very long and S-shape.

Material examined: Holotypus (1041-HO-84): S.-Afr. 1. Holotypus deposited
in the HNHM.*

Remarks: The genus Protoribotritia Jacot, 1938 is rather hetero¬
genous, the species belonging here are characterized by 3 or 4 palpal segments,
by 14 or IS pairs of notogastral setae and 7 pairs of genital, 3 pairs of anal,
3—4 pairs of adanal setae. The new species is characterized by 3 palpal seg¬
ments, 14 pairs of notogastral, 7 pairs of genital, 2 pairs of anal and 3 pairs of
adanal setae, so only provisionally placed in this genus, however, some other
characters: shape of the anogenital region, the bothridial squama, etc. are
identical with the other Protoribotritia species. The menbers of this genus
were heretofore unknown from the Ethiopian Region.

Ilermannia clavata sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 349—631 //in, width: 278—369 /urn.

Dorsal s i <1 e (Fig. 11): Rostrum smooth, rostral and lamellar setae
simple, not dilated. Prodorsal surface laterally, medially and hasally tuber-
culated, tubercles arranged medially and hasally into transverse rows. Inter-
lamellar setae slightly dilated, phylliform (Fig. 14). Sensillus (Fig. 12) short,
strongly dilated proximally, its surface roughened. Notogastral surface orna-

* Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

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mented by fine polygonal sculpture. Sixteen pairs of aciculate notogastral
setae present.

Ventral side (Fig. 13): Apodemes 1 and 2 strongly arched pos¬
teriorly, both connected with the sternal one very near to sejugal apodeme,
therefore, epimere 1 very large, epimeres 2 and 3 small and thin. Sternal

Figs 6 —10. Protoribotritia africana sp. n. — 6 lateral side, 7 anogenital region, 8 =

sensillus, 9 = aspis, 10 = palpus

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apodeme ending in a large tubercle behind sejugal one, so epimere 4 not framed
medially. Epimeral setal formula: 3 — 1 — 3 —5, all epimeral setae thin and
simple. Two pairs of aggenital setae small and thin, adanal setae stronger,
resembling notogastral ones.

Legs: Surface of femur of leg 1 (Fig. 15) tuberculate or ornamented
with some ribs. All five setae spiniform, ventral setae much bigger than
the others.

Figs 11

15. Hermannia clavata sp. n. 11 dorsal side. 12 scnsillus,
14 bothridial region, 15 femur of leg 1

13 ventral side.

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Material examined: Holotypus; E-Y. No. 228. 15 paratypes from the same
sample. Holotypus and 7 paratypes deposited in the 7 paratypes (1043-PO-84) in the HNHM,
1 paratype in the MHNG.

Remarks: The new species is well characterized hy the tuberculate
prodorsum, the short sensillus and the polygonate notogaster. On the ground
of the latter characteristic it stands near to H. serrata (Balogh et Mahunka,
1966), however, the sensillus of the new species is dilated and not smooth.

Herinaniiia spathulata sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 387—435 ju m, width: 188—238 jum.

Dorsal side (Fig. 16): Rostral and lamellar set at 4 simple, stick-
shaped. Interlamellar setae phylliform, bent inwards, a short chitinous lath,
like costula present at their insertion. Interbothridial area framed anteriorly,
on its basal part tuberculate, tubercles fused sometimes to from short wrinkles.
Sensillus (Fig. 19) nearly spathulate, with roughened margin. Sixteen pairs of
phylliform notogastral setae (Fig. 17) present, — with the exception of ps
setae — all ecpial in length and shape. Secretion layer around setae composed
into a characteristic formation.

Ventral side (Fig. 18): Epimere normally developed, epimere 4
not separated medially. All epimeral surface tuberculate laterally, third and
fourth epimeres carrying a row of tubercles transversally. The latter one
opposing a similar line of tubercles in front of genital opening. Epimeral setal
formula: 3 — 1 — 3 —5. Genital and anal opening separated from each other by
a thin bridge. Surface of genital plates punctulate. Two pairs of aggenital,
two pairs of anal setae very short, three pairs of adanal setae longer and
stronger than preceding ones.

Legs: Femora of all legs with reticulate ornamentation. Seta /" of
genu 1 bifurcate*. Femur of leg 1 as shown on Fig. 20.

Material examined: Holotypus: E-Y. No. 1310. 3 paratypes: from the same
sample. Holotype and 1 paratype: TM P, 1 paratype (1044-PO-84) HNHM. 1 paratype: MHNG.

Remarks: The* new species is the smallest known llermannia
Nicolet, 1855 species. It is distinguished from all Herrnantiia species by its
characteristic spathulate sensillus.

Key for the Ethiopian Herinaniiia species

1 (12) Notogastral setae long. In case of thin (willowieaf-shaped or thinner) setae, setae c t

reaching over the insertion of d x , setae d x even with the insertion of e 1 ; in case of
wide setae, setae c, approaching or touching the insertion of d j9 or d t to e r

2 (7) Sensillus short, much shorter than the half distance between the hothridia; its distal

end strongly dilate.

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Figs 16 20. Hermannia spathulata sp. n. 16 dorsal side, 17 = notogastral seta, 18 =

ventral side, 19 — sensillus, 20 femur of leg I

3 (4) Basal part of prodorsum with a long transversal chitinous lath present. Sensillus

simple club-shaped. Notogastral setae wide ellipitieal. Surface of notogaster orna¬
mented by irregular, well-connected fine winkles. Tanzania pocsi sp. n.*

4 (3) Basal part of prodorsum without transversal lath. Sensillus widely dilate, spathulate

or woodenspoon-shaped. Notogastral setae thin. Surface of notogaster ornamented
by hardly discernible polygonal reticulation.

5 (6) Sensillus gradually dilated, spathulate, its distal end concave. Notogastral setae

willow-leaf-shaped. Epimeres proportionate among the w ide epimeres 1, 2 or 3. South
Africa spathulata sp. n.

* The description will be later published.

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6 (5) Sensillus with a long, thin peduncle, its end spoon-shaped. Notogastral setae very

thin, nearly setiforin. Epiinere 1 very wide, much larger than cpiineres 2 or 3. South
Africa clavata sp. n.

7 (2) Sensillus long, much longer than half distance between bothridia; stick-shaped or

oidy slightly dilated distally.

8 (9) JNotogastral setae very thin, nearly setiforin. Basal part of prodorsum with many

small tubercles and a pair of fine chitinous-lath directed anteriorly. South Africa

angulata Balogh et Mahunka, 1966

9 (8) Notogastral setae willow-leaf-shaped. Basal part of prodorsum with a stronger sculture.

10 (11) Basal part of prodorsum with one pair of round, very large tubercles. Insertion of

notogastral setae connected with a longitudinal crista. Setae of epimere 4 much
longer than those of epimere 3. South Africa

serrata Balogh et Mahunka, 1966

11 (10) Basal part of prodorsum with a transversal lath, notogaster without longitudinal

crista or lines. Epimeral setae nearly equal in length. Madagascar

pauliani Balogh, 1962

12 (1) Notogastral setae short, setae ^ or d { not approaching the setae arising behind them*

their length only exceptionally greater than half distance between c, d x , or d ] c r

13 (20) Surface of notogaster smooth, finely punctate or ornamented by very fine, uniform

polygonate sculpture.

14 (17) Sensillus short, shorter than half distance between bothridia, well visibly dilate

distally.

15 (16) Sensillus very short, laterally not reaching over prodorsum, very strongly dilate,

slightly flattened. Notogastral setae larger, setae c, longer than half distance between
setae Cj d v Mauritius mauritii Mahunka, 1978

16 (15) Sensillus longer, reaching well over lateral margin of prodorsum. Notogastral setae

smaller, thinner. Setae c, shorter than half distance between setae c, and d v Reunion

modesta Mahunka, 1978

17 (14) Sensillus long, stick-shaped, at most slightly dilated only its distal end.

18 (19) Basal part of prodorsum with a pair of very large, round tubercles; their distance

much shorter than distance between interlamellar setae. Notogastral setae larger
than same of next species, setae Cj longer and wider than half distance between setae
c t d v Tanzania africana BALOGH, 1958

19 (18) Basal part of prodorsum w ith a pair of smaller tubercles, their distance much greater

than the same between interlamellar setae. Notogastral setae smaller, setae c x shorter
than distance between Cj r/ r Tanzania sculpturata Mahunka, 1983

20 (13) Notogaster ornamented by a conspicuous sculpture of scratches and wrinkles.

21 (22) Surface of notogaster ornamented by transversal scratches and polygonal ornamenta¬

tion. Sensillus long, thin, longer than half distance between bothridia. Madagascar

exornata Balogh 1962

22 (21) Surface of notogaster ornamented oidy by transversal scratches. Sensillus short,

much shorter than half distance between bothridia. Mauritius

tremicta Mahunka, 1978

Eremaeozetes gracilis sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 336—340 /zm, width: 180—181 jum.

Dorsal side (Fig. 21): Lamellae wide their cuspis curved down¬
wards with a depression on their distal end. Interlamellar region with a longi¬
tudinal and two pairs of transversal crista in radiating position. Prodorsal
setae minute, hardly discernible or not visible. Prodorsal surface also foveolate
but exobothridial region smooth. Sensillus very large, its head dark and

* This character may present some problems in Hermannia africana Balogh, 1958,
how ever, this is a unique species with very large tubercles in the basal region of its prodorsum.

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spiculatc. Notogaster with two large elevations in shoulder position. Ptero-
morphae long, tongue-shaped (Fig. 23). Notogastral surface with some hollows
and elevations anteriorly with weaker, behind lenticulus with stronger poly-
gonate sculpture. Lenticulus well developed, anteriorly more strongly framed
than posteriorly, in front of it a tubercles present. Ten pairs of minute, but
dilate, notogastral setae present, their distal end round.

Ventral s i d e (Fig. 22): Pedotecta 1 and 2 very large, rugose or
foveolate. Mentum and anogenital region with large foveolae, epimeral region
only partly ornamented, their foveolae smaller than on preceding areas, and

Figs 21 23. Eremaeozetes gracilis sp. n. 21 dorsal side, 22 ventral side, 23 anterior

part of body from lateral view

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arranged along apodemes and bordures, in the median surface of the epimeres
with a weaker sculpture. Epimeral setae minute, and hardly observable.
In front of the genital aperture a strong convex transversal lath present,
connected laterally with the posterior spur of discidium. Six pairs of genital,
one pair of aggenital, two pairs of anal and three pairs of adanal setae present.
Setae ad l and ad 2 in postanal position, insertion points along a convex crista.

Legs: All legs tridactylous.

Material examined: Holotypus (1045-110-84): D-Afr. 3. 1 paratype from the
same sample. Holotype deposited in the HNHM, paratype: TMP.

R e m a r k s : The species of the genus Eremaeozetes Berlese, 1913
were surveyed by Mahunka (1981). The new species stands nearest to E. spa -
thulatus Balogh, 1968, however, tin* latter species is much wider, its noto-
gastral setae are larger and the longitudinal crest is absent in its interlamellar
surface.

Nodocepheus minimus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 184—196 ft m, width: 104—120 p m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 24): Rostrum rounded, rostral setae minute.
Lamellar cuspis blunt, truncate, their surface with longitudinal rugae. Lamel¬
lar setae with some long cilia. Interlamellar setae minute. Sensillus with
spiculate head. Tectum with 6 large teeth laterally (Fig. 25). Dorsosejugal
region characteristic for this genus. Humeral projection rounded, without
sharp teeth. Its surface rugose. Setae ta absent, represented by their alveoli
only. Nine pairs of notogastral setae present, setae te much longer than ti
or ms. Setae p Y — p :) the shortest. All thin and simple.

Ventral side (Fig. 26): Apodemes well visible, but bordures not
composing a dense net. Epimeral surface with some polygonal fields. All
epimeral setae minute, epimeral setal formula: 3 — 1 — 4 —2. Pedotecta 2—3
very large, discidium with waved posterior margin. On posterior border of
epimere with waved posterior margin. On posterior border of epimere 4 a
strong tubercle, directing forwards. Five pairs of genital setae present, one
pair of aggenital, three pairs of adanal setae very short. Pori iad long, curved,
originating at the anterior end of an?l plates.

Material examined: Holotypus (1046-HO-84): S.-Afr. 1. 6 paratypes; from
the same sample. Holotypus and 3 paratypes (1045-PO-84T): HNHM; 2 paratvpes: TMP;
1 paratype: MHNG.

R e m arks. The new species is the smallest of known Nodocepheus
Hammer, 1958 species. It stands nearest to N. balogh i Mahunka, 1964, how¬
ever, it is distinguished from the latter by the length of notogastral setae, tin*
form of the tectum and by the sculpture of the humeral projection.

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Figs 24 27. Nodocepheus minimus sp. n. 24 = dorsal side, 25 = tectum, 26 — ventral

side, 27 = mental region

Topulia africana sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 388 /um, width: 244 /um.

Dorsal side (Fig. 28): Lamellae typical for this genus irregularly
rugose. Lamellar setae arising on its surface, these and interlamellar setae
minute. Sensillus wide, irregularly clavate. Interlamellar region with some
ridges or tubercles, one pair of them stronger, directed backwards and ending
in a pair of large projections connected by a transverse lath. Dorsosejugal

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Figs 28 30. Topalia africana sp. n. 28 dorsal side, 29 ventral side, 30 lateral side

suture interrupted medially, not clearly visible. Humeral projection large,
lobate, rugose. Notogastral surface with a strong longitudinal crest and a pair
of hollows laterally. Ten pairs of minute notogastral setae present, all arising
laterally, each of them originating on a round tubercle. All notogastral fissures
— excepting pori ia — visible only in lateral view (Fig. 30). On notogastral
surface some rugae, polygonal sculpture also observable.

Ventral side (Fig. 29): Pedotecta 1 and 2—3 ornamented by
wrinkles and large foveolae. Epimeral surface also foveolate laterally. Apode-
mes well developed, they compose on each side two pairs opposing tubercles,
a similar pair of aggenital condyles existing near genital opening. Median

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chitinous laths also present. Four pairs of minute genital, one pair of aggenital,
two pairs of anal and two pairs of adanal setae 4 present. All minute. Adanal
setae arising very far from anal opening.

Legs: All legs monodactylous.

Material e x a in i n e d : Holotypus (1047-HO-84): i).-Afr. 3. Holotypus deposited
in the HNHM.

Remarks. The new species is the first record of the genus Topalia
Balogh et Csiszar, 1963 from the Ethiopian Region. The new species is well
characterized by the structure of the notogaster and by the sculpture of the
coxisternal region and on this ground well distinguished from its congeners by
the shape and structures of the interlamellar region and by tin* unpaired median
notogastral structure.

Magoebazetes engelhrechti sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 240—264 jun\, width: 200—264 juin.

Dorsal side (Fig. 31): Rostrum conical, wide. Rostral setae strong,
long, curved inwards. Lamellae very wide, but not touching medially, with
long outer cuspis. Inner margin rounded, lamellar setae arising anteriorly,
bacilliform. Interlamellar setae thin, originating on tin* dorsal surface of lamel¬
lae. Translamella interrupted medially. Lamellar area wide, with two tuberculi-
form chitinous thickenings. Sensillus slightly thickened distally, bearing long
bristles on its head (Fig. 33). Notogaster very wide, without hollows or eleva¬
tions. Nine pairs of thin, fine and short notogastral setae present. Tectum with
long, sharply pointed apex (Fig. 34). Pedotecta 1 with dourble anterior margin.

Ventral side (Fig. 32): Surface without characteristic ornamenta¬
tion. All epimeral setae short, simple.

Material examined: Holotypus: E-Y. No. 1310. 11 paratypes from the same
sample. Holotypus and 5 paratypes: TMP; 5 paratypes (1048-PO-84): HNIIM; 1 para-
type: MHNG.

R e m arks: The new species stands very near to tin* type species of
the genus Magoebazetes (M. magoebaensis Engelbrecht, 1972). They are dis-
tingushed by the following characters.

M. magoebaensis Engelbrecht

1 . Rostral setae bulbous hasally.

2. Lamellae touching medially.

3. Interlamellar area with a triangular apo¬
physis.

4. Translamella complete.

5. Cuspis of tectum wide (see Engelbrecht
Fig. 9).

M. engelhrechti sp. n.

1. Rostral setae normal.

2. Between lamellae a wide spatium present.

3. Interlamellar area with two tuherculiform
t hickenings.

4. Translamella interrupted medially.

5. Cuspis of tectum narrow.

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It is possible, that some paratypes of \I. magoebaensis Engelbrecht,
1972 (see: Fig. 6) belongs to this species.

I dedicate the new to species in honour of the famous soil fauna specialist,
Dr. C. IV1. Engelbrecht (Bloemfontein, South Aftica).

Khopalozetes capensis sp. n.

Measurement. — Length: 220 //in, width: 136 //in.

Dorsal side (Fig. 35): Rostrum simple, elongate, triangular in
dorsal view. Rostral setae short, lamellae very wide, weakly convergent,
touching medially. Interlamellar area very small, nearly triangular, without
apophysis. Their apex without median cuspis, but a short lateral cuspis
observable. Lamellar setae short, curved, spiniform. Interlamellar setae
minute, originating on surface of lamellae, near to inner margin. Lamellar
surface with some wrinkles or ribs. Sensillus slightly dilate, proclinate, its head
with long cilia, plumiform. Tectum (Fig. 37) with triangular apex, compara¬
tively simple. Dorsosejugal suture strongly concave medially. Pteromorphae
(Fig. 38) auriculate, w ith some teeth on their distal margin. Surface of noto-
gaster with some hollows, its outline also waved. A fine ornamentation,
consists of small secret granules well observable. All notogastral setae minute.

Ventral side (Fig. 36): Pedotecta 1 with transversal striation,
other sculpture on epimeral or ventral plates — excepting some large spots —
not visible. Apodemes short, only a well-developed transversal band present
before genital opening. Epimeral setal formula: 3 — 1 — 3 —3, setae la originat¬
ing far behind setae lb. All epimeral setae minute. Six pairs of genital, one
pair of aggenital, two pairs of anal and three pairs of adanal setae present.
All minute.

Legs: Solenidium co 1 very large and thick, longer than the half length
of tarsus.

Material exa in i ii e d : Holotypus (1049-110-84): S.-Afr. 1. llolotypus deposited
in the HNHM.

Remarks: The new species may be ranged in the genus Rhopalozetes
Balogh, 1962, however, its status is uncertain; though it shows a relation¬
ship also with other genera: Calozetes Balogh et Mahunka, 1969, Austrozetes
Balogh et Mahunka, 1969, and Megovbazetes Engelbrecht, 1972. It is dis¬
tinguished from the type species of the genus (R. milloti Balogh, 1962) by the
entire dorsosejugal suture and by tin* more plumate sensillus.

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Figs 35 38. Rhopalozetes capensis sp. n. 35 = dorsal side, 36 = ventral side, 37 = pro-

dorsum from lateral view, 38 = pteromorpha

Austroeremulus gen. n.

Diagnosis: Family Eremulidae Grandjean, 1965. Body covered by
secretion layer. Prodorsum with very hardly observable short chitinous laths
(costula). A hollow on anterior part of notogaster visible, but without sculpture.
Eleven pairs of long, flagellate notogastral setae present, all — excepting

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setae ta — in marginal position. Epimeral setal formula: 3— 1 — 3 —3. Six
pairs of genital, five pairs aggenital and two pairs of anal setae present, all
thin and simple. All legs monodactylous.

Type species: Austroelemulus glabrus sp. n.

Remarks: The new genus belongs to the relationships of Eremulus
Berlese, 1916 and Reteremulus Balogh et Mahunka, 1966. Owing to the
chaetotaxy of its body it stands nearest to Reteremulus , however, the latter
has a well-developed sculpture, flagellate sensillus and five pairs of genital setae.

Austroeremulus glabrus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 292—336 /an, width: 160—188 jum.

Dorsal side (Fig. 39): Prodorsum with a deep hollow medially,
well seen in lateral view (Fig. 41). Rostral setae arising laterally, much shorter
than the nearly equal lamellar and interlamellar setae. Surface finely granulated
(under the secretion layer) and some polygonate fields visible laterally. Pro¬
dorsal setae finely roughened. Sensillus long, typically curved, like that of
Eremulus species. Some spots present in interbothridial area. Bothridium with
well-developed tubercles on its posterior margin. Notogaster with also a trans¬
versal hollow, but without foveolae or other sculpture, only some lines or
rugae visible. Eleven pairs of notogastral setae present, setae ta shorter than
the others, all flagellate. Setae ms and mx or r 2 and r ;} stand very near to each
other, setae r ;{ —-r :i and mx—mx stand far from each other and comparatively
marginally.

Ventral side (Fig. 40): Epimeral setal formula: 3— 1 —3—3. All
setae thin and simple, marginal setae slightly stronger than lateral ones.
Apodemes and bordures weakly developed, some large spots or foveolae on
epimeres. Epimeral, aggenital and adanal setae nearly equal in length, anal
and genital ones shorter.

Material examined: Holotypus (1050-110-84): S.-Afr. 1. 7 paratypes: from
the same sample. Holotypus and 4 paratypes (1050-PO-84) deposited in the HNHM; 2 para¬
types in the TMP; 1 paratype: MHNG.

Remarks: On the ground of the characters given in the generic
diagnosis, the new species stands very far from all related taxa.

Zetorchestes (Z.) ornatus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 425—477 /tm, width: 284—323 jum .

Dorsal side (Fig. 42): Rostrum with a short nasiforin, projecting
apex. Rostral setae arising on strong tubercles, their shape typical for the
genus, bifurcate distally. Lamellae well developed, originating laterally (Fig.

2*

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Figs 39 41. Austroeremulus glabrus gen. et sp. n. 39 dorsal side, 40 = ventral side,

41 = anterior part of body from lateral view

47), their cuspis thin, well separated. A strong, convex, transversal, band-like
translamella present behind rostral condyles, not connected with lamellae.
Interlamellar setae phylliform, distinctly barbed, much longer than setae c v
Sensillus (Fig. 45) short, strongly dilate, flabellate. Interlamellar surface
ornamented by large spots among lamellae, and by some irregular foveolae or
small spots basalJy. Exobothridial setae fine, thin, short. Tutorium well visible
without an apex. Lateral surface of prodorsum with a conspicuous ornamenta-

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Figs 42 47. Zetorchestes (/.) ornatus sp. n. 42 dorsal side, 43 ventral side. 44 = noto-

gastral setae, 45 sensillus, 46 femur 2, 47 prodorsum from lateral view. Fig. 48 ==

Zetorchestes (/.) phyllosetus Mahunka, 1977, prodorsum from lateral view

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tion consisting of wrinkles, spots and granules. Opening of supracoxal gland
well visible. Dorsosejugal suture straight. Eleven pairs of phylliform noto-
gastral setae (Fig. 44) of different length, setae /a, /nz, Ip longer than the
others; all well barbed. Pori im long, situated parallel with the marginal line
of notogaster.

Ventral side (Fig. 43): Epimeral surface with polygonal reticula¬
tion, reaching also to aggenital region along genital opening. Apodemes -
excepting ap. 4 — short and thin. Pedotecta 1 and 2 well separated, discidium
and circumpedial carina absent. Some carina or laths visible in exopedial
region. Anal and genital opening well framed with chitinous laths, but k y —fc 3
carinae (see Grandjean, 1951: 13) absent. Six pairs of genital, one pair of
aggenital and two pairs of adanal setae. All thin and simple.

Legs: Very similar to Z. flabrarius Grajndjean, 1951. Margin of the
ventral blades of femur 2 (Fig. 46) with small denticles. Femur of legs 3 and 4
also with ventral blades, both also with finely granulated margin.

Material examined: Holotypus: E-Y. No. 1310. 3 paratypes: from the same
sample; 4 paratvpes: D.-Afr. 3. Holotypus and 3 paratypes in the TMP: 3 paratypes (10151-
PO-84): in the HNHM; 1 paratype: MHNG.

Remarks: The new species belong to a species-group which is char¬
acterized by phylliform notogastral setae. The following species belong there:

1. Z. (Z.) ornatus sp. n.

2. Z. (Z.) phyllosetus Mahunka, 1977

3. Z. (Z.) trituberculatus Berlese, 1916

4. Z. ( Ph .) phylliferus Mahunka, 1983 (Fig. 48)

5. Z. (Ph.) saltator Oudemans, 1915

They are distinguished by the following key

1 (4) Ten pairs of notogastral setae present, setae c, missing (subgenus Phyllorchetes).

2 (3) Smaller species (420 //m). Dorsosejugal suture straight, without a raw of tubercles

along it, sensillus very long, only slightly dilate. Ceylon

saltator Oudemans, 1915

3 (2) Larger species (560 pm). Dorsosejugal suture convex, with a row of tubercles. Sensil¬

lus shorter and thicker. Madagascar phylliferus Mahunka, 1983

4 (1) Eleven pairs of notogastral setae present.

5 (6) Interlamellar setae thin, fine and simple. Notogaster with three tubercles on its

posterior part. East Africa trituberculatus Berlese, 1916

6 (5) Interlamellae setae phylliform. Notogaster with one large tubercle.

7 (8) Notogastral surface (under the secretion tubercles) with short, hut branching wrinkles.

Epimeral and aggenital surface smooth, ornamentation of anogenital region similar to
that of notogaster. Greece phyllosetus Mahunka, 1977

8 (7) Notogastral surface smooth. Epimeral and aggenital] surface with strong polygonal

reticulation, surface along anal plates smooth. South Africa ornatus sp. n.

Cultroribella gen. n.

Diagnosis : Family Astegistidae Balogh, 1961. Rostrum divided
by two incisions. Lamellae large, with one cuspis. Interlamellar setae long,
reaching beyond rostrum. A well developed humeral tubercle present. Ten

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pairs of notogastral setae. Epimeral setal formula: 2 — 1 — 2 — 2 . Five pairs of
genital, two pairs of adanal and one pair of anal setae present; aggenital setae
absent. All legs with one claw.

Type species: Cultroribella lineata sp. n.

R e m arks: The new taxon belongs to the family Astegistidae and
stands nearest to the genus Cultroribula Berlese, 1908. It seems to be* very
heterogeneous, a revision is highly in need. However, tin* new species described
in the following is clearly distinguished by some very important characters
from the heterofore known Cultroribula species, and the erection of a new
genus — even without a revision — appears to be justified.

Cultroribella lineata sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 188 //in, width: 126 ^m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 49): Rostrum with a small nasiform apex and
two incisions (Fig. 50). Rostral setae arising dorsally on thin costula. Lamellae
(Fig. 52) well developed, their cuspis directed outwards, inner margin rounded.
Lamellar setae arising on cuspis. Lamellar surface with radiate wrinkles. Inter-
lamellar setae very long, reaching beyond rostrum. All prodorsal setae finely
roughened. Tectum long, typical. Sensillus large, asymmetrically dilate with a
serrate distal end. Notogastral surface lineate, this ornamentation being absent
medially and gradually disappearing on posterior part of notogaster. Ten pairs
of fine notogastral setae present.

Ventral s i d e (Fig. 51): Partly also lineated. Pedotecta I with
some wrinkles. Epimeral surface with some spots or polygonate fields. Among
apodemes and bordures sejugal and ap. 4 compose a transversal band. Epimeral
setal formula: 2 —/— 2—2 (or 3 — 0 — 2 — 2). All setae short and fine. Genital
plate very large, genital opening broader than anal one. Genital and anal
opening framed, behind anal one a V-shaped lath (Fig. 53) visible. Five pairs
of genital, one pair of anal (!) and two pairs of adanal setae present; aggenital
setae absent. Pori iad in adanal position.

Material examined: Holotypus (1052-HO-84): S.-Afr. 1. Holotypus deposited
in the HNHM.

R e in arks: The new species stands very far from the so far known
44 Cultroribula ” species.

Carabodes prohlematicus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 426—558 ji m, width: 246—328 ju in.

Dorsal side (Fig. 54): Prodorsum strongly convex from lateral side
(Fig. 57). Notogaster with five pairs large elevations, notogastral setae — ex-

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cepting setae ps — arising on these elevations (Fig. 59). Lamellae well framed
anteriorly and their wide cuspis observable (Fig. 56). Translamella present.
Rostral and lamellar setae short, curved and slightly phylliform. Surface of

Figs 49 53. Cultroribella lineata gen. et sp. n. 49 dorsal side, 50 rostrum, 51 = ventral

side, 52 lamellar region, 53 = postanal region

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rostral margin finely granulate, lateral surface of prodursum foveolate, inter-
lamellar area covered by large tubercles, notogastral surface similar to it.
Interlamellar setae short, stick-shaped; ten pairs of similar notogastral setae

Figs 54 59. Carabodes problematicus sp. n. 54 dorsal side, 55 ventral side, 56

lamellar cuspis, 57 prodorsum from lateral view, 58 sculpture of the notogaster, 59
habitus of the body from lateral view

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present. Sensillus very long, its peduncle thin, its dorsal end with dilate and
serrate velum. Tubercles of notogaster ornamented by small granules (Fig. 58).

Ventral side (Fig. 55): Pedotecta 1 large, ornamented by large
foveolae, pedotecta 2 smooth. Epimeral and anogenital surface covered by
tubercles, but some large foveolae visible under them. Epimeral setal formula:
3 —7— 3 —3, all setae minute, hardly observable. Four pairs of genital, one pair
of aggenital, two pairs of anal and three pairs of adanal setae like them. Genital
plates ornamented by small and irregular, anal plates by large and round
foveolae.

Legs: All trochanters and femora with large and round foveolae,
genu, tibia and tarsus smooth. All femora with blade-like elevation, dilate on
femur 3 to be a curved spur.

Material examined: Holotypus (1055-HO-84): E-Y. No. 253. 8 paratypes
from the same sample. Holotypus and 4 paratypes (1053-PO-84): HNHM; 3 paratypes: TMP;
1 paratype: MHNG.

Remarks: The new species stands very far from all heterofore
known Carabodes species, maybe it is a transitional form between Carabodes
and Diplobodes , perhaps the establishment of a new genus will have to be
necessary in the future.

Tegeocranellus africanus sp. n.

Measurements — Length: 263—292 ^um, width: 164—172 pm.

Dorsal side (Fig. 60): Lamellae very wide anteriorly, completely
covering rostral part of prodorsum. Lamellar setae short, bristle-like, arising
on surface of lamellae, the spiculate interlamellar setae originating also on
them. Interbothnidial region (b ig. 63) with some tubercles anteromedially and
with a transversal band basally. Sensillus typical for the genus, directed back¬
wards. Laterally well-developed, tectum-like chitinous laths present having
long and free cuspis (Fig. 64). Pedotecta 1 large, granulate, pedotecta 2—3
small, connected with them. Notogaster with a well-separated, granulate pro¬
truding shoulder, setae ta arising behind them. Dorsosejugal suture bending
anteriorly, anterior part of notogaster with one pair of short wrinkles present.
Ten pairs of short but slightly thickened, spiculate, notogastral setae present.
Setae te —r x originating on a bent line marginally.

Ventral side (Fig. 62): Apodemes and bordures well developed
composing an unbroken network. Surface of epimeres with some spots, epi-
meres 2 and 3 also figuring a lingitudinal rib laterally. Discidium with a large
spur. Epimeral setal formula: 3 —7—2—2. Surface of exopedal region with
large granules. Ventral plate finely granulate. Genital plate large, wide, anal
plates much narrower than the preceding ones. Five pairs of genital setae, one

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Figs 60 65. Tegeocranellus africanus sp. n. 60 dorsal side. 61 femur of leg II, 62

ventral side, 63 prodorsum. 64 prodorsum from lateral view, 63 anogenital region

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pair of aggenital setae, three pairs of anal setae. All very short. Pori iad very
long (Fig. 65), originating in the posterior part of anal plate.

Legs: All legs with one claw. Seta l"G and /" F of legs I and II spini-
form, setae Id'F of leg II piniform (Fig. 61).

Material examined: Holotypus: E-Y. No. 229, 22 paratypes from the same
sample. Holotypus and 10 paratypes deposited in the HNHM: 10 paratvpes (1054-PO-84):
HNHM; 2 paratypes: MHNG.

Remarks: The genus Tegeocranellus Berlese, 1913 comprises two
species: T. laevis Berlese, 1905, T. bolivianus Balogh et Mahunka, 1969.
They may be he distinguished by the following key:

1 (2) Notogastral setae thick, lanceolate. Two pairs of parallel laths on the anterior part

of notogaster. Bolivia bolivianus Balogh et Mahunka, 1969

2 (1) Notogastral setae simple or slightly dilate basally. Only one pair of chitinous laths

on notogaster.

3 (4) lnterlamellar region without granules anteriorly. Notogastral setae simple and long.

Italy laevis Berlese, 1905

4 (3) lnterlamellar region with granules. Notogastral setae short, basally thickened, with

some spicules. South Africa africanus sp. n.

Afrotocepheus gen. n.

Diagnosis: Family Otocepheidae Balogh, 1961. Lamellae wel-
developed, originating laterally, far from each other. A wide lateral lamelli-
form expansion present. lnterlamellar setae originating near lamellae. Dorsol
sejugal region wide. Fourteen pairs of notogastral setae present. Epimeral setal
formula: 3 —/— 3 — 3. Pedotecta 2—3 small, trapezoid in shape. Genital plates
darker than other body surfaces, three pairs of genital, one pairs of aggenital,
three pairs of adanal and two pairs of anal setae present. Pori iad in apoanal
position.

Type species: Afrotocepheus sinarmatus sp. n.

Remarks: The new genus stands nearest to Plenotocepheus Hammer,
1966, however, the lamellae and the lnterlamellar setae of the latter originat¬
ing very near to each other, the notogaster strongly narrowed anteriorly and
the pori iad originating far anteriorly from anal opening.

Afrotocepheus sinarmatus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 557—685 p m, width: 295—337 pm.

Dorsal side (Fig. 66): Rostrum wide, rostral setae arising laterally,
before the apex of the strong lateral lamelliform expansion (Fig. 71). Lamellae
originating laterally, far from each other, lamellar setae arising on blunt apex,
lnterlamellar setae originating among lamellae, very long, ratio of prodorsal

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setae: ro < le < in. Interlamellar area strongly foveolate, this area well framed
hasally and laterally and a small part near bothridium smooth (Fig. 70).
No median condyles on prodorsum and on notogaster, lateral condyles well

Figs 66 71. Afrotocvpheus sinarmatus gen. et sp. n. 66 dorsal side, 67 = seta ps 2 , 68 =
seta />«,, 69 ventral side, 70 lateral part of the body, 71 = prodorsum from lateral view

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developed. Co. pi. round, co. nl. pointed. Sensillus short, its head clavate and
f inely roughened. Dorsosejugal region of notogaster wide, dorsosejugal suture
straight. Surface of notogaster irregularly foveolate. Fourteen pairs of noto-
gastral setae (Fig. 67) present of different lengths — with the exception of
thick, blunt setae ps x (Fig. 68) — setiform. finely roughened. Pori in situated
in front of seta r 3 , pori ips between setae r 3 and ps 3 .

Ventral side (Fig. 69): Surface of inentum, epimeres and anogenital-
region foveolate. Epimeral setal formula: 3 — 1 — 3 — 3; all epimeral setae long
and thin, finely roughened. Surface of genital plates ornamented by longi¬
tudinal wrinkles, anal plates foveolate. Three pairs short genital, one pair of
aggenital, two pairs of anal and three pairs of adanal setae present. Setae ad x
and an 1 blunt or pointed at tip, on 2 , ad 2 and ad 3 setiform. Pori iad originating
far from anal opening, in transversal position.

Legs: Tarsus of leg 1 without crista. Type of ultimate setae: L —
L—L—L.

Material examined: Holotypus: E-Y. No. 253. 5 paratypes: from the same
sample; 2 paratypes: S.-Afr. 3. Holotypus and 3 paratypes: TMP: 3 paratypes (1055-PO-84):
HNHM; 1 paratype: MIING.

Remarks: On the basis of the genus diagnosis, the new species dis¬
tinguishable from all other Otocepheid species.

Pseudotocepheus granulatus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 574—795 p m, width: 254—377 pm.

Dorsal side (Fig. 72): Rostrum rounded, rostral setae setiform,
curved, finely roughened. Lamellae originating far from each other, thin,
curved inwards anteriorly. Lamellar setae thick, spiniform, arising in front of
the lamellar cuspis. Interlamellar setae similar to lamellar ones, but longer.
Interlamellar region with some rugae (Fig. 75), without typical condyles.
Sensillus short, clavate, its head distinctly barbed. Anterior margin of noto¬
gaster with tubercles, same sculpture visible also in lateromarginal position.
Notogastral condyles absent. Ten pairs of spiniform notogastral setae nearly
equal length, all finely roughened.

Ventral side (Fig. 74): Apodemes and bordures as shown in Fig.
73, sejugal apodemes composing a convex bridge medially. Epimeral setae
different in lengths, marginal seta (7c, 3c and 4c) thicker and more strongly
spiculate than median ones. Setae 7/>, 3b much longer than the others. Along
apodemes 4 a short crista visible in opposite position (Fig. 73). Three pairs of
simple and thin genital and one pair of similar aggenital setae, all resembling
notogastral ones. Setae ad 3 arising far before pori iad.

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Figs 72 75. Pseudotocepheus granulatus sp. n. 72 = dorsal side, 73 epimer 3 — 4, 74

ventral side, 75 dorsosejugal region

Legs : Type of ultimate setae: L — L — L — L. All tarsi with well-
developed, serrate crista.

Material examined: Holotypus: E-Y. No. 200 (1056-PO-84). 4 paratypes
from the same sample. Holotypus and 1 paratypes: TMP; 2 paratypes: HNHM; 1 para-
type: MHNG.

Remarks: The new species is well distinguished from all related
taxa by the tuberculate sculpture of the prodorsum and notogaster.

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Seboetocepheus gen. n.

Diagnosis : Family Otocepheidae Balogh, 1961. Lamellae running
marginally. Rostral and lamellar setae arising near to each other, both pairs
on lateral surface of prodorsum. Intcrlainellar setae originating immediately
near to lamellae. Prodorsum without condyles. Lateral lamelliform expansion
absent, a short tutorium present. Anterior part of notogaster with a deep
hollow, covered by a waved, median notogastral appendage (condyles). A pair
of characteristic cavity present laterally. Ten pairs of notogastral setae observ¬
able. Chelicerae normal, diartliric labiogenal articulation. Epimeral setal for¬
mula: 3 — 1 — 3 — 3. Three pairs of genital, one pair of aggenital, two pairs of
anal, and three pairs of adanal setae present. Pori iad in apoanal position.

Type species: Seboetocepheus coromitus sp. n.

Remarks: The ranging of the new genus is rather problematic, it
stands between the Dampfielloids and Otocepheoids genera. On the ground of
the presence of lamellae the absence of the “podocephalic canal” it belongs to
Otocepheidae, however, owing to the shape of the body and notogastral
chaetotaxy it belongs to the family Dampfiellidae. Further invertigations is
necessary. Provisionally I ranked it to the family Otocepheidae. In the family
Otocepheidae only one genus is known with a deep hollow on the anterior
part of notogaster (Cavernocepheus Balogh et Mahunka, 1969). However the
latter one has fourteen pairs of notogastral setae and is completely different as
far as its prodorsal structures are concerned.

Seboetocepheus coronatus sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 1104—1268 //m, width: 495—602 p.

Dorsal side (Fig. 76): Rostrum, anterior part of prodorsum and
surface of lamellae well foveolate, intcrlainellar region finely punctate. Lamel¬
lae wide, rounded anteriorly. Lamellar setae arising laterally, far from lamellar
cuspis and near to rostral setae, the latter pairs arising behind lamellar setae
(Fig. 80). Intcrlainellar setae originating very far from each other, near to
lamellar margin. Sensillus short, slightly curved, spindle-shaped. Lateral
lamelliform expansion (see Aoki: 1965) short, but thick, ending far from
rostral setae. Median prodorsal condyles absent, lateral ones weakly developed.
Dorsosejugal region with a deep hollow, covered by a tricuspidate formation
(may be median notogastral condyles). Lateral notogastral condyles large with
tubercles or rugae, connected with median hollow and a pairs of lateral cavities
(Fig. 79) similar formation as in genera Charassobates Grand.)ean, 1929 or
Beckiella Grandjean, 1964. Ten pairs of notogastral setae of different lengths
(setae ta and te much longer than others) present. Surface of notogaster with
double ornamentation: finely striate and rarely foveolate.

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Figs 76 — 82. Seboetocepheus coronatus gen. et sp. n. 76 dorsal side, 77 = tarsus of the
leg I, 78 ventral side, 79 = humeral part of the notogaster, 80 81 prodorsum from

lateral view, 82 femur of the leg IV.

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Ventral setae (Fig. 78): Surface of mentum with foveolae and
with a finely polygonate surface. Epimeral surface punctate and with some
large spots. Epimeral setal formula: 3 —/— 3 — 3; all epimeral setae short and
simple. Pedotecta 1 and lateral part of prodorsum foveolate, or with polygonal
reticulation (Fig. 81). Pedotecta 2—3 quadrangular, pedotecta 4 triangular.
Anogenital surface with double ornamentation, like notogastral one. Three
pairs of genital setae and one pair of aggenital setae present, all thin and short.
Adanal setae thicker than anal or aggenital ones, finely roughened. Pori iad
in apoanal position.

Legs: Type of the ultimate setae: L — L — L —L. Shape and chaeto-
taxy of tarsus of leg 1 as shown in Fig. 77. Femora well striate longitudinally
(Fig. 82).

Material examined: Holotypus: E-Y. No. 200. 9 paratypes: from the same
sample. Holotypus and 4 paratypes: TMP: 4 paratypes (1057-PO-84): HNHM; 1 para-
type: MliNG.

Remarks: The new species stands very far from tin* hitherto known
Otocepheidae species, the distinguishing characteristic are given in the generic
diagnosis.

Hrachioppia excrescens sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 288—312 //m, width: 144—160 jun\.

Dorsal side (Fig. 83): Prodorsum elongate anteriorly, rostrum
conical. Rostral setae arising on dorsal surface of prodorsum, with long cilia.
Costilla thin but well visible, also a finer transcostula present. Lamellar setae
originating interlamellar position. Ratio of prodorsal setae ro >> le > ex >> in.
Posterior part of prodorsum strongly chitinized, two large tubercles behind
interlamellar setae, posterior margin of bothridia also with a large projection.
Lateral margin of prodorsum (Fig. 83) with chitinous laths and some rugae,
exobothridial area granulate. Some light spots present in interlamellar and
lateral position. Sensillus (Fig. 86) large, gradually thickened, with symmetrical
long branches. Dorsosejugal suture convex medially. Setae ta absent, their
alveoli present behind bothridia. Nine pairs of long, thin and ciliate notogastral
setae present, te, ti or ms —r ;t originating nearly in a transversal line.

Ventral side (Fig. 84): Epimeral surface with an irregular poly¬
gonate ornamentation. Epimeral setae of different lengths, setae lb longer than
Jc, 3c than lc. Setae lc arising on pedotecta 1, but not in marginal position.
Posterior corner of pedotecta 4 triangular. Six pairs of very short genital
setae present. Aggenital setae thinner than adanal ones. Setae ad l in para-
anal, ad :i in preanal, pori iad in apoanal position. Adanal setae well ciliate.

Material examined: Holotypus: E-Y. No. 1310. 2 paratypes from the same
sample. Holotypus and 1 paratype: TMP; 1 paratype (1058-PO-84): HNHM.

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Figs 83 — 86. Brachioppia excrescens sp. n. — 83 = dorsal side, 84 = ventral side, 85 =* pro-
dorsum from lateral view, 86 = bothridial region

3*

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Figs 87 — 89. Brachioppia filamentosa sp. n. — 87 = dorsal side, 88 = ventral side, 89 pro-

dorsum from lateral view

Brachioppia filamentosa sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 244—260 fi m, width: 134—145 jum .

Dorsal side (Fig. 87): Rostrum widely rounded. Rostral setae
slightly thicker than interlainellar ones, both pairs well ciliate. Ratio of pro¬
dorsal setae: in > ro > ex >► le. Costulae absent, hut a fine line in their posi¬
tion visible. Three pairs of light spots in interbothridial and some others in

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lateral position (Fig. 89) present. Sensillus long, its head clavate, asymmet¬
rically branched. Exobothridial area well granulate. Dorsosejugal suture arched
medially, crista absent. Setae ta minute, hardly observable. Setae to and ti
arising far from setae ta , nearly in transversal line. Situation of setae ms and
r 3 similar to former ones. All setae — excepting setae ta — finely ciliate.

Ventral side (Fig. 88): Epimeral surface weakly ornamented, only
some larger spots visible. Bordures well developed, sternal one not visible,
epimeres not completely touching medially. Epimeral setae short, without
greater difference among them. Setae lc arising far from pedotecta 1, standing
nearer to setae lb. than lb to la. Pedotecta 4 ending in a curved spur at its
posterior corner. Five pairs of genital setae present, all long. Setae ad 2 and ad 3
n paraanal, pori iad in adanal position.

Material examined: Holotypus: E-Y. No. 253. 7 paratypes: from the same
sample. Holotypus and 3 paratypes: TMP; 3 paratypes (1059-PO-84): HNHM; 1 para
type: MIING. '

Bruchioppia filigera sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 232 /an, width: 120 jnn.

Dorsal side (Fig. 90): Rostrum slightly conical, but rounded.
Rostral setae thicker than other prodorsal ones, their ratio: ro >* in > ex > le.
Costulae absent, only a fine line visible in their position. Three pairs of light
spots present between interlamellar setae and some others laterally. Sensillus
as in preceding species, but its lateral branches much longer. Exobothridial
area (Fig. 92) well granulate. Dorsosejugal suture convex medially. Setae ta
absent, all other 9 pairs of notogastral setae short, straight and simple.

Ventral side (Fig. 91): Highly similar to preceding species. Ventral
surface of pedotecta 1 also granulate. Epimeral surface with a weak poly-
gonate sculpture. Pedotecta 4 with curved spur on its posterior corner.

Material examined: Holotypus (1060-HO-84): S.-Afr. 1. Holotypus deposited
in the HNHM.

Brachioppia koki sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 369—-402 /an, width: 192—204 jam.

Dorsal side (Fig. 93): Rostrum conical. Rostral setae long, arising
on dorsal surface of prodorsum. Costulae completely reduced, but some fine
granules visible in their position. A fine transversal line visible in front of
lamellar setae, and some light spots present in interlamellar area and laterally.
Exobothridial areae granulate. Ratio of prodorsal setae ro > in > ex > le.
Sensillus asymmetrically dilate, with four longer and a short branches uni¬
laterally (Fig. 95). Dorsosejugal suture straight medially. Setae ta absent, nine

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pairs of long notogastral setae present, all well ciliate. Setae fe, ti and ms
slightly longer than p x — p 3 .

Ventral side (Fig. 94): Epimeral surface with irregular polygonal
network. Epimeral setae finely ciliate, setae lc arising laterally on pedotecta 1.
Pedotecta 4 reduce, without posterior corner. Six pairs of short genital setae
present. Aggenital and anal setae slightly shorter than adanal ones, among

Figs 90 92. Brachioppia filigera sp. n. — 90 = dorsal side, 91 = ventral side, 92 pro

dorsum from lateral view

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setae ad l being the longest and standing in paraanal, ad A in preanal, pori iad
in apoanal position.

Material examined: Holotypus (1061-HO-84): E-Y. No. 233. 2 paratypes
from the same sample. Holotype and 1 paratype: TMP; 1 paratype (1067-PO-84): HNHM.

I (l(*dieat(* the new species to I)r. (). B. Kok, renown specialist of South
African mites.

Figs 93 93. Brachioppia koki sp. n. 93 dorsal side, 94 ventral side, 93 = prodorsum

from lateral view

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Brachioppia pa I mat a sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 336—377 //in, width: 180—205 //in.

Dorsal side (Fig. 96): Rostrum incised medially. Rostral setae
long, arising laterally. Costulae absent, but lines of granules visible in their
position, behind them, near to bothridia one pair of strong tubercles present.
Interlamellar area weakly rugose transversal ridges visible also in lateral view

Figs 96 99. Brachioppia palmata sp. n. 96 dorsal side, 97 sensillus, 98 = ventral

side. 99 = prodorsum from the lateral view

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(Fig. 99). Some fine light spots present between interlamellar setae. Ratio of
prodorsal setae in ro > ex > /e. Sensillus (Fig. 97) short, its head gradually
thickened,spindle-shaped, with 5 long branches. Kxobothridial area granulated,
a small area behind rostral setae granulate too, but granules much smaller
here than in exobothridial region. Setae ta represented only by its alveoli,
nine pairs of long notogastral setae present. All thin and finely ciliate.

Ventral side (fig. 98): Kpimeral surface with fine polygonal
ornamentation. Kpimeral setae comparatively long, all well ciliate. Posterior
corner of pedotecta 4 rounded. Six pairs of short notogastral setae. Aggenital,
anal and adanal setae very lung, similar to notogastral setae. Setae ad.^ in
preanal, ad x in paraanal position. Pori iad situated far from anal opening, in
apoaual position.

Material e x a m i n e d : Holotypus: E-\ . No. 200. 7 paratypes from the same
sample. Holotypus and 3 paratypes: TMP; 3 paratypes (1062-PO-84): HNHM: 1 para-
type: MHNG. '

Oppia corallifera sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 325—340 //in. width: 172—184 /u in.

D o rsa I si d e (Fig. 100): Rostrum widely rounded. Rostral setae
arising laterally. Prodorsum without costula, but some chitinous laths laterally
or basally present. In front of the bothridia some large spots visible. Bothridium
well chitinized, with a basal tubercle. Kxobothridial surface (Fig. 103) granu¬
late, a fine granulation behind rostral setae also visible. Ratio of prodorsal
setae: in >* ro >* le ex. Sensillus (Fig. 102) slightly dilate medially, with
branches of different lengths. Dorsosejugal suture straight medially. Setae ta
represented only their alveoli, therefore, nine pairs of notogastral setae present.
Setae te , ti and ms longer than r, r :{ , p v - p A shorter than latter ones. All
setae finely ciliate.

Ventral side (Fig. 101): Apodemes and bordures well developed.
Rordures connected with each other, epimeral surface completely framed.
Kpimeral setae long, 1c arising on the margin of pedotecta 1. Lateral setae
slightly longer than median sculpture. Pedotecta 4 normal in shape, with a
triangular posterior corner. Four pairs of genital, one pair of aggenital setae
present. The distance of aggenital setae much smaller than same between setae
ad v Pori iad is apoanal position. Behind anal opening an arched crista present,
setae ad i arising on it.

Material examin e d : Holotypus: E-Y. No. 253. 6 paratypes from the same
sample. Holotypus and 3 paratypes: TMP; 2 paratypes (1063-PO-84): HNHM; 1 para-
type: MHNG.

R e marks: Differential diagnosis of all Oppidae species will be given
after the family Oppiidac.

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Figs 100 101. Oppia corallifera sp. n. 100 dorsal side, 101 = ventral side, 102 = sensil

lus, 103 prodorsum from the lateral view

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Oppia diversiseta sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 264—280 //m, width: 152—160 //in.

Dorsal side (Fig. 104): Rostrum wide, slightly conical. Rostral
setae long, arising far from each other, on the lateral margin of prodorsum.
All other prodorsal setae very short, nearly equal in length. Prodorsum without
costula, but interbothridial area well framed basally and an arched lateral
laths visible. Three pairs of smaller light spots present in interbothridial area,
some larger spots also visible laterally in front of bothridia. Sensillus short,
its head clavate and finely spiculate. Exobothridial area (Fig. 106) well gran¬
ulate. Dorsosejugal suture convex medially, two short cristae present on each
side. Setae ta minute but well visible, so ten pairs notogastral setae present.
Setae te —p 3 simple of nearly equal length, not being longer than distance
between setae te—ti or ti —ms.

Ventral side (Fig. 105): Epimeral surface well framed, but not
touching medially.Sternal apodemes or borduresnot developed. Epimeral setae
short and simple. Setae lc arising far from pedotecta 1. Lateral setae not longer
than median ones. Posterior corner of pedotecta 4 rounded posteriorly its
granulate surface — continuing to exobothridial granulation. Five pairs of
genital setae present. Setae ad x arising on an arched chitinous lath in postanal
position, setae ad 2 in para-anal, setae ad :i in preanal position, ad 2 originating
beside pori zad, which situating in adanal position near anal opening.

Material examined: Holotypus: Air. 253. 3 paratypes: from the same sample.
Holotypus and 1 paratype: TMP; 1 paratype (1064-1*0-84): HNHM; 1 paratype: MHNG.

Oxyoppia spiculifera sp. n.

Measurements. — Length: 236—232 //m, width: 124—132 //m.

Dorsal side (Fig. 107): Rostrum without incision. Rostral setae
arising on dorsal surface of prodorsum, their alveoli connected by a fine
transversal laths. These setae well ciliate and much longer than other pro¬
dorsal setae. Their ratio: ro > le > in c-' ex. Costulae well developed, con¬
verging, a fine transversal line also observable. Between bothridia two pairs of
light spots and basally one pair of tubercles — directed backwards — present.
Sensillus short, its head clavate, with short spicules arranged in one* row.
Exobothridial region (Fig. 109) scarcely granulate, some spots also present.
Dorsosejugal suture with one pair of processes laterally, directed forwards.
Setae ta short, originating near to the process. The other nine pairs of noto¬
gastral setae longer than setae t/z, however, being shorter than distance between
setae te —tz, or ti — ms.

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Figs 104 106. Oppia diversiseta sp. n. 104 = dorsal side, 105 — ventral side, 106 —

anterior part of body from lateral view

Ventral side (Fig. 108): Apodemes and bordures well developed,
latter compose a closed network. Epimeral setae comparatively short, without
greater difference among their lengths. Setae lc arising on pedotecta 1. Inner
part of epimeral surface well framed laterally by a chitinous lath. Epimeral
surface with irregular polygonal reticulation. Posterior corner of pedotecta 4

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Figs 107 109. Oxyoppia spiculifera sp. n. — 107 = dorsal side, 108 ventral side, 109 =

prodorsum from lateral view

slightly elongated, but triangular. Four pairs of genital setae present. Distance
between aggenital and between setae ad 3 is similar. Pori iad in adanal position,
but not standing close.

Legs : Tibia I with a well-developed process, solenidia (f 1 and (f 2 aris¬
ing on it.

Material examined: llolotypus: K-Y. No. 1310. 2 paratypes from the same
sample, llolotypus and o paratype in the TMP; 1 paratype (1065-PO-84): HNIIM.

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BRACONIDAE (HYMENOPTERA)
FROM KOREA, VII*

J Papp

Zoological Department, Hungarian Natural History Museum,
II-1088 Budapest, Baross utca 13, Hungary

(Received 15 November, 1984)

Sixty-six Braconid species are reported from Korea belonging to subfamilies
Macrocentrinae, Homolobinae, Xiphozelinae, Euphorinae, Mimagathidinae, Blacinae
and Rogadinae. Seven new species are described: Streblocera debellata sp. n. S. vil-
losa sp. n. Blacus applicalus sp. n. $(£, B. dolosus sp. n. $, Opius (Thoracosema)
strombocerus sp. n. Yelicones koreanus sp. n. $ and Y. maculatus sp. n. $. A new
synonymy was established: Rhogas drymoniae Watanabe, 1937 Rhogas (Aleiodes)
luridus Teelnga, 1941, jun. syn. 40 species are new to the fauna of Korea. With 37
figures.

1. List of the species

Sixty-six Braconid species are reported from Korea, they belong to the
following subfamilies: 9 species of Macrocentrinae, 7 species of Homolobinae,
1 species of Xiphozelinae, 2 species of Euphorinae, 1 species of Mimagathidi¬
nae, 10 species of Blacinae, 17 species of Opiinae and 19 species of Rogadinae.
Detailed collecting data are given for every species and, where necessary,
completed with taxonomical and zoogeographical notes. Besides the Braconids
collected by the staff of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest,
the Braconids taken by the Zoologiczny Instytut, Warszawa, and by the
National Museum of Natural History, Sofia,** were elaborated too.

MACROCENTRINAE

Macrocentrus (M.) bicolor Curtis, 1833 Body black, legs reddish yellow, hind tibia
apically blackish to black. Ocelli of variable size. Distal third to fourth of subbasal cell
(almost) glabrous. Fore wing 7 8 mm Jong. The Korean specimens represent the large form

of this species (Haeselbartii, 1978). Supposedly a Palaearctic species. New to the fauna
of Korea.

Localities 1 $: South Pyongan Prov., Pyongyan, Hotel garden, 5 August 1971,
No. 141 (previously named as M. gibber Eady" et Clark, Papp, 1982). 1 Ryang-gang

Prov., Hyesan, Hotel room, 22 .July 1975, No. 276 (previously named as M. gibber Eady et
Clark, Papp, 1982). 1 Gang-von Prov., district On-dzong, Kum-gang-san, near Hotel

Go-song, 250 m, 6 August 1975, 20 4,30 h, No. 322. 6 9 1 <$• Mt. Pektusan, wooded

environs of the Sam-zi yan hotel, 19 July 1977, No. 379. 2 $ + 1 <J: North Pyongan Prov.,

Mt. Myoh-yang-san, 17 July 1982, No. 821. 2 §: same locality, 18 July 1982, No. 829.

* Zoological Collectings by the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Korea, No. 75

* * Abbreviated as ZIW and MS in the subsequent text.

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$ + 1 c?: same locality, 18 August 1982, leg. Beron et Popov, No. 3 (MS). 2 $: Kanwon).

Prov., Kumgang san, environ of Hotel, 20 August 1982, leg. Beron et Popov, No. 12 (MS)

Macrocentrus (Aniicroplus) collaris (Spinola, 1808) Frequent to common in the
Palaearctic Region. New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 $: Kangwon Prov., Kumgang san, Hotel terrace, 18 October 1980, No. 705.

Macrocentrus (Aniicroplus) equalis Lyle, 1914 Sporadically in Europe, recently
reported from Japan. New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 c? : Distr. Hjangsan, Mts. Myohyang san, Hyangam-ri, 16 18 June

1965, leg. Mroczkowski et Riedel (ZIW).

Macrocentrus (Aniicroplus) linearis (Nees, 1812) Distributed in the Holarctic Region.
Up to now reported only from Japan in the eastern Palaearctic Region. New to the fauna
of Korea.

Locality L North Pyongan Prov., Mt. Myohyang san, Hotel, 14 August 1982,
leg. Beron et Popov, No. 11 (MS).

Macrocentrus (M.) marginator (Nees, 1812) Localities 5 $ -f- 2 <$: North Pyongan
Prov., Mt. Myohyang san, 14 18 August 1982, leg. Beron et Popov, Nos 3 and 11 (MS).

Macrocentrus (Aniicroplus) pallipcs (Nees, 1812) First tergite distinctly thrice as
long as broad at hind. Otherwise agreeing with the European forms. Mesosoma variable in
colour, either almost entirely black or scutellum, metanotum, pleural -f- sternal parts more or
less tinged testaceous to reddish yellow. Frequent to common in Europe, listed from Japan.
New to the fauna of Korea.

Localities 1 North Pyongan Prov., Mt. Myohyang san, Hotel, 13 July 1982,
No. 783. 1 §: Same locality, 14 18 August 1982, leg. Beron et Popov, Nos 3 and 11 (MS).

Macrocentrus (M.) philippinensis Ashmead, 1904 Reported from Korea by Wata-
nabe (1967) and by me (Papp, 1982). In Korea it seems to be a frequent species.

Localities 1 $ -{- 2 North Pyongan Prov., Mt. Myohyang san, 18 August 1982,
leg. Beron et Popov, Nos 3 and 11 (MS).

Macrocentrus (Aniicroplus) rhyacioniae Watanabe, 1970 My single female specimen
agrees well with the original description, except a few deviations: 1. malar space about as long
as (and not half as long as) basal width of mandible; 2. first tergite 2.2 (and 2.5) times longer
than broad at hind; 3. basal half of second tergite with fine, longitudinal striation, otherwise
together with third tergite smooth to polished (and tergites 2 3 not entirely striated); 4. Meso-

pleuron nearly entirely brownish yellow, metapleuron, propodeum and first tergite fully red¬
dish yellow (and not black). Described from Japan on the basis of 36 specimens (20 ? -f-
16 rf) originating from several localities. New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 $: Ryang-gang Prov., llyesan, room of Hotel Hyesan, 22 duly 1975,
20 23,30 h. No. 276.

Macrocentrus (M.) thoraeicus (Nees, 1812) Body black. Scutellum, meso- and
metapleuron together with sternal side tinged reddish yellow. Legs entirely pale yellow.
A Palaearctic species.

Localities 1 North Pyongan Prov., Mt. Myohyang san. Hotel, 18 July 1982,
No. 829. 2 $ + 1 (J: Same locality, 14 18 August 1982, leg. Beron et Popov, Nos 3 and

11 (MS).

HOMOLOBINAE

Charmon cruentatus Haliday, 1833 Its area covers the Palaearctic Region and
Ivory Coast + Republic of South Africa in the Ethiopian Region. New to the fauna of Korea.

Localities 3$: Ryang-gang Prov., Hyesan, room of Hotel Hyesan, 22 July 1977,
20 23,30 h. 1 $: Mt. Pektusan, wooden environs of the Sam-zi-yan hotel, 19 July 1975,

No. 379. 1 Mt. Pektusan, Mupo, brook Dehongdan, 20 July 1977, No. 380. 1 9 : North
Pyongan Prov., Mt. Myohyang-san, Hotel, 17 July 1982, 20,30 04 h, No. 821. 1 §: Same
locality, 18 July 1982, 20,30 04 h, No. 829. 1 South Hwatighae Prov., Haeju, Mt.

Suyong-san, 31 July 1982, 21 01 h. No. 894. 1 $ -f- 2 q: North Pyongan Prov., Mt. Myoh-

yang-san, 14 18 August 1982, leg. Beron et Popov, Nos 3 and 11 (SM).

Charmon extensor (Linne, 1758) Widely distributed in the Old World. New to the
fauna of Korea.

Localities 1 <^: Ryang-gang Prov., Chann-Pay plateau, Sam-zi-yan, 1700 m, 24
July 1975, No. 285. I North Pyongan Prov., Alt. Myohyang-san, Hotel, 14 July 1983,

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20,30 04,30 h. 4^: North Pyongan Prov.. Mt. Myohyang-san, 14 18 August 1982, leg

Heron et Popov, Nos 3 and 11 (MS).

Churmoii paloratus Papp, 1983 The species was recently described by me from
Mongolia. New to the fauna of Korea. All four specimens were captured in Korea in the tayga-
forest of the northernmost part of the country.

Localities 1 Ryang-gang Prov., Hyesan, room of Hotel Ilyesan, 23 July 1973,
20 0,30 h, No. 290. 1 ; : Mt. Pektusan, wooded environs of the Sam-zi-yan hotel, 18 July

1977, No. 373. 2 9: Same locality, 19 July 1977, No. 379.

Homololms (Oulophus) amiulatus Aciiterberg, 1979 The single male shows devia¬
tions from the original description: 1. first tergite twice as long as broad behind, its sides
parallel, 2. antenna with 44 joints, 3. inetapleuron brown. Described from India (Alda,
Sangla) and recently reported from Japan (Hokkaido). New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality l North Pyongan Prov Mt. Myohyang-san, Hotel, 14 August 1982,
leg. Heron et Popov, No. 11 (MS).

Homololms (Oulophus) curhouator (Shestakov, 1940) Reported from Korea by me
(Papp, 1982).

Locality 1 North Pyongan Prov., Mt. Myohyang-san, 14 September 1980, No. 673.

Homololms ( II.) discolor (Wesmael, 1833) Discovered recently in Korea (Papp, 1982)*

Locality l 9 : Rvang-gang Prov., Hyesan, Mt. Zc-dong, 1130 m, 26 July 1973*
No. 293.

Homololms (Cliarlololms) infumator (Lyle, 1914) Localities: lj: Pyongyang City,
Mt. Ryongak-san, 27 July 1982, No. 870. 3 9: North Pyongan Prov., Mt. Myohyang-san,

14 18 August 1982. leg. Heron et Popov, Nos 3 and 11.

XIPHOZELINAE

Xipliozele compressivcntris Cameron, 1906 Distributed in the Oriental Region,
intruding southwards into New Guinea and northwards into Japan. This is the second report
from Korea, first listed by Watanahe.

Locality l 9 (det. Aciiterberg, 1981): Gang-von Prov., district On-dzong, Kunigang-
san, near Hotel Go-song, 230 in, 6 August 1973, 20 4,30 h, No. 322.

EUPHORINAE

Streldoeera dehellata sp. n.: see p. 330.

Streldoeera villosa sp. n.: see p. 332.

MIMAGATHIDINAE

Orgilus kiunatai Watanaiie, 1968 Described as a dark coloured species, namely its
body dark brown to black. My specimens are blackish brown (loc. No. 257) to brown (loc.
No. 144); and a single female specimen represents a light form (loc. No. 251): head brown to
dark brown, mesosomu and metasoma yellow with light brownish tint. Otherwise all 3 females
agree with the original description. Hitherto known only from Japan (Hokkaido). New
to the fauna of Korea.

Localities I 9: South Pyongan Prov., Pyongyan, Hotel garden. Malaise-trap, 5 6

August 1971, No. 144. 1 9: Kaesong, Mts. Pakyon, Pakyon popo, 9 September 1971, No.

251. 1 9: Kaesong, Mts. Pakyon, Pakyon popo, 27 km NE from Kasesong, garden of

Pakyon rest home, Malaise-trap, 10 12 September 1975, No. 257.

BLACINAE

Blacus (Isclmotron) achterlicrgi Haeselbahth, 1976 ( gracilis HAESELBARTH, 1973
nec Brues, 1918) The Korean male specimen is smaller than my single female from Hun¬
gary. Otherwise similar to each other. Reported from a few localities of some European
countries. New to the fauna of Korea. Its area seems to cover the Palaearctic Region.

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Locality 1 <$: South Pyongan Prov., Lyongak-san, 14 km W from Pvongvan, 11
August 1971, No. 160.

Blacus (Ganychorus) appliratus sp. n.: see p. 353.

Blaeus (Ganychorus) capeki Haeselbarth, 1973 Antenna with 18 joints, the Hun¬
garian forms with 19 joints. Otherwise it is quite similar to the European females. A species
hitherto recorded from Central Europe. New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 $: Kaesong, Mts. Pakyon, Pakyon popo, about 27 km from Kaesong,
7 June 1970, No. 100.

Blacus (Ganychorus) diversicornis (Nees, 1834) Widely distributed in the western
Palaearctic Region. New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 Korea, Onpho, ad. Chongjin, 17 August 1959, leg. Pisarski et Proz-
SYNSKI (ZIW).

Blacus (Ganychorus) dolosus sp. n.: see p. 356.

Blacus (B.) exilis (Nees, 1812) Frequent to common species in the Palaearctic
Region. New to the fauna of Korea.

Localities 1 ?: Ryanggang Prov., Hyesan, 2 October 1978, No. 445. 1 Pyong¬

yang City, Pyongyang, 19 September 1979, No. 550.

Blacus (B.) humilis (Nees, 1812) First tergite somewhat narrower than that of the
European forms, in the Korean malej 2.3—2.5 times and in the European males at most
twice longer than broad at hind. Antenna with 21 joints (European forms with 18 20 joints).

Metasoma brown to light brown, first tergite dark to blackish brown. A Holarctic species.
This is its first report from the eastern Palaearctic Region. In Europe and North America
frequent to common. New to the fauna of Korea.

Localities 1 Ryanggang Prov., Hyesan, Hotel garden, 23 August 1971, Malaise-
trap, No. 193. 1 (J: Ryanggang Prov., Chann-Pay plateau, Samjiyon, 1500 m, 24 August
1971, No. 196. 1 rj: Kangwon Prov., Onjong-ri, Kumgang-san, near Hotel Kosong, 250 in,
6 August 1975, No. 322. 1 Kangwon Prov., Kumgang sail, Ryukhwa-am, about 7 km

from Hotel, 11 July 1977, No. 358.

Blacus (B.) instabilis Rutiie, 1861 In the eastern Palaearctic Region listed recently
from Mongolia (Papp, 1983). New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 $: Ryanggang Prov., Hyesan, Hotel, 7 October 1978, 18,30 23 h. No. 473

Blacus (Ganychorus) uitidus Haeselbarth, 1973 As pointed out by Haeselbarth
(1973) the species has a boreo-alpine distribution within the Palaearctic Region. This assump¬
tion is confirmed by the Korean locality in a tayga-forest in the northernmost part of the
country. New to the fauna of Korea,

Locality 1 <$: Ryanggang Prov., Pektu-san, 19 July 1977, No. 376.

Blacus (Ganychorus) ruficornis (Nees, 1812) My single female is similar to the
European representatives of this species, however, in two essential features it deviates
from them:

Korean f ! European ^

1. Head in dorsal view subcubic, 1.7 times
broader than long: eye 1.3 1.4 times
longer than temple.

2. Hind femur 5 times as long as broad.

1. Head in dorsal view cubic, 1.4 1.5 times

broader than long; eye 1.5 times longer
than temple.

2. Hind femur 6 — 7 times as long as broad.

A longer series from Korea would be necessary to decide whether the deviations in¬
dicated represent another species, or they are only infraspecific variations. A Holarctic
species. New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 Kangwon Prov., Kumgang-san, 12 October 1978, No. 488.

OPIINAE

Eurytenes abnormis (Wesmael, 1835) First tergite brown, otherwise quite similar
to the European representatives of this species. Up to now listed from the western Palaearctic
and Nearctic Regions. This is its first report from the eastern Palaearctic Region. New to the
fauna of Korea.

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Locality l Kangwon Prov., Kumgang-san, ltt September 1980, No. 698.

Opius (Opiothurux) atricornis Fischer, 1963 Up to now the species has been known
from Queensland in Australia and the Bismarck Archipelago. New to the fauna of Korea.
Its unexpected occurrence in Korea indicates its wide distribution in the Indo-Australian
Region. My two Korean females reveal a few infraspecific deviations from the female para-
type (Kenmore R.P.K., 13 Febr. 1934, ex Melanagromyza wilkstroemiae bred from the plant
iV ilkstroemia indica) kindly loaned to me by Ur. M. Fischer (Naturhistorisches Museum,
Wien), the deviating features are tabulated below:

Paratype J

1. Head in dorsal view distinctly twice
broader than long.

2. Face one-third wider than high.

3. Antenna with 23 joints (several females
and males).

4. First tergite polished and with a pair of
converging keels reaching beyond its
middle.

5. Posterior third of metasoma darkening.

Korean t

1. Head in dorsal view just less than twice as

broad as long (1 $: 41 : 21, 1 45 : 24) #

2. Face distinctly less than one-third as wide
as high (25 : 18).

3. Antenna with 24 (1 $) and 26 joints (1 £)•

4. First tergite longitudinally uneven, its
pair of converging keels extending to an¬
terior two-thirds of tergite.

5. Mesonotum and posterior half of metasoma
brownish black.

My above identification was kindly confirmed by I)r. M. Fischer (Wien) having been
on a visit in Budapest in September 1981.

Localities 1 South Pyongan Prov., Lyongak-san, 14 km W from Pyongyan, 11
August 1971, No. 160. 1 South Pyongan Prov., Paeksung-ri, Zamo-san, 60 km NE

from Pyongyan, soil-trap, 1 10 August 1971, No. 331.

Opius ( Aiilonotus) comatus Wesmael, 1835 t2 distinctly one-third longer than
cuqul. Second tergite almost entirely with longitudinal rugulo-striation. Its area covers
the Holarctic Region, however, in the eastern Palaearctic known only from a single locality
in Mongolia. New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality I $: North Pyongan Prov., Myohyang-san, Murung waterfall, 14 Sep¬
tember 1980, No. 670.

Opius (Nosopoea) cuhitalis Fisciier, 1959 Reported from Chann-Pay plateau in
Korea (Papp, 1978).

Locality 1 J*: Korea, Onpho, ad. Chonjin, 21 August 1959, leg. Pisarski et Pro¬
szynski (Z1W).

Opius (Phaedrotoma) exiguus Wesmael, 1835 Distributed in the Palaearctic and the
Ethiopian Regions, frequent to common.

Locality 1 Korea, Onpho, ad. Chongjin, 16 August 1959, leg. Pisarski et Pr6-
SZYNSKI (Z1W).

Opius (Cryptonastes) gracilis Fischer, 1957 Distributed in tlie western Palaearctic
Region as far eastwards as Celinograd in Kazakhstan. Reported from Korea (Papp, 1978).

Locality 1 $: Korea, Onpho, ad Chongjin, 7 August 1959, leg. Pisarski et Pro¬
szynski (ZIW).

Opius (Allolypus) irregularis Wesmael, 1835 As I pointed out in my previous paper
(Papp, 1978), the Korean representatives of this species are deviating from the European
ones in the following features: 1. second tergite polished and without any sculpture (2 $

1 j), 2. mesonotal dimple very weak, hardly distinct, sculpture of tergite 2 weak (1 easy
to range it into the subgenus Merotrachys Fl.), these deviations recall the representatives
of this species in the Nearctic Region, 3. mesosoma of 1 ^ (from loc. No. 760) rather stout,
in lattral view 1.3 times as long as high. A Holarctic species.

Localities 2 $ -f 2 Korea, Dephun, ad Kujang-dong, 4 6 September 1959, leg.

Pisarski et Proszynski (ZIW). 1 $: Korea, Onpho, as Chongjin, 17 August 1959, leg.
Pisarski et Proszynski (ZIW). 2 ( : Pyongyang City, l)aesong-san, 9 July 1982, No. 760.

4 *

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Opius (Gastrosema) niobe Fischer, 1970 A species described from the Nearctic
Region (USA: Maryland) and now listed from the eastern Palaearctic. New to the fauna of
Korea. Through Dr. H. Townes’s (Ann Arbor) courtesy I had the opportunity to borrow

the holotype O. niobe which I compared with
two specimens are of infraspecific value:

Holotype $

1. Antenna with 27 joints.

2. Tergites 2 — 3 relatively strongly chagreen-
ed, dull.

3. Hind femur 3.5 times as long as broad

4. Entire second tergite and fore half of
third tergite brownish yellow.

5. Body 1.8 mm long.

y Korean female. The differences between the

Korean

1. Antenna with 33 joints.

2. Tergites 2 3 relatively weakly chagreen-

ed, less dull to shiny.

3. Hind femur 4 times as long as broad.

4. Entire second tergite and fore half of
third tergite yellow.

5. Body 2 mm long.

Locality 1 Kyonggi Prov., Pagyon-san, Sanchon tong, about 20 km SE from
Kaesong, 8 June 1970, No. 113.

Opius (Apodesmia) nitidulator (Nees, 1834) Hitherto known from the western
Palaearctic and Nearctic Regions. This is its first report from the eastern Palaearctic Region.
New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 Pyongyang City, Pyongyang, shoreline of river Taedong, 7 July

1982, No. 737.

Opius (Apodesmia) ocellatus Wesmael, 1835 First tergite 1.25 times as long as
wide behind. Antenna with 34 joints. Sternaulix very finely crenulated or rather subcrenulated.
Hind suture of mesopleuron almost indistinctly crenulated, therefore, easy to misidentify it
by running to the subgenus Utetes Forster. Distributed in Europe. New to the fauna
of Korea.

Locality 1 Kangwon Prov., Wonsan, park Songdowon, 20 September 1980,

No. 729.

Opius (Opiothorax) phytobiae Fischer, 1959 Antenna with 24 joints (that of the
European forms with 21 22 joints). r2 abnormally just twice as long as cuqal, r3 2.8 times

longer than r2. Tergite 1 brownish, tergites 2 3 and legs yellow. Reported from Poland,

Greece, Georgia (USSR). New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 South Pyongan Prov., Ponghwa-ri, along river Taedong, about 45
km E of Pyongyang, 23 May 1970, No. 19.

Opius (O.) pieeus Thomson, 1895 A Holarctic species. This is its second report from
Korea. First listed from the Mt. Pektu, the northernmost part of the country near the Chinese-
Korean border (Papp. 1981).

Localities 1 (J: Kangwon Prov., Wonsan, park Songdowon, 20 September 1980,
No. 729. 1 ($: Korea, Onpho, ad Chongjin, 21 August 1959, leg. Pisarski et Proszynski

(ZIW). 1 5* Korea, Dephun, ad Kujang-dong, 6 September 1959, leg. Pisarski (ZIW)

Opius (Allophlebus) pulcherriinus Fischer, 1958 r3 thrice longer than r2, latter
distinctly twice as long as cuqul. Antenna with 26 joints. Sternaulix distinct as a narrow and
deep furrow and without crenulation. First three segments of metasoma yellow. Reddish
yellow pattern of body somewhat richer than that of the European forms. Sporadically
listed in Europe. New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 §: Pyongyang City, Daesong-san, 10 km NE of Pyongyang, 10 Sep¬
tember 1980, No. 627.

Opius (Allotypus) saevus Haliday, 1837 Reported from Chann-Pay plateau in
Korea (Papp, 1978). N. rec. interstitial.

Locality 2 $ -f- 1 <$: Korea, Myohyang-san, 1300 1500 m, 7 August 1959, leg.

Pisarski et Proszynski (ZIW).

Opius (Apodesmia) sappo.anus Fischer, 1963 My specimen is quite similar to a
male paratype seen. Up to now known only from the type-locality in Japan. New to the
fauna of Korea.

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Locality 1 9 : Korea, Myohyang-san, 5 August 1939, leg. Pisarski et Pr6szynski

(/l\\ ).

Opius ( Allophlehus) starvi Fischer, 1938 Body relatively strong, 1.9 mm long;
that of the European and the two females reported previously from Korea (Papp, 1981) are
less strong and 1.3 1.7 mm long.

Locality 1 V: Korea, Onpho, ad Chongjin, 16 August 1939, leg. Pisarski et Pr6-
SZYNSKI (ZIW).

Opius (Thoraeoseina) strond>aeeus sp. n.. see p. 339.

ROGADINAE

Aleiodes (A.) liorealis (Thomson, 1891) ( Rogas vitripennis Telenga, 1941; '! Rogas
japonicus Ashmead, 1906) My specimens (1 9 -J- 2 are quite identical with the lecto-
type 9 of A. borealis examined, except their colour: black colour more extended in lectotype
than in the Korean specimens. 1 have a pair (19+ 1 c£) of R. japonicus named by Watanabe
in 1982 and they differ from the lectotype indicated by somewhat stronger sculpture of ter-
gites 1 3 and nothing else. A characteristic feature of this species is the transverse second

tergite, i.e. 1.3 times wider behind than long medially. Distributed in Sweden, Finland,
Trnnsbaikal Region (USSR). Perhaps a bore-alpine species. In Korea taken in mountains.
New to the fauna of Korea.

Localities 1 f: Kyonggi Prov., Pagyon-san, Pagyon-popo, about 27 km NE from
Kaesong, 7 June 1970, No. 99. 1 Rvanggang Prov., Pektu-san, wooded environs of the

Samjiyon Hotel, Mv-lamp, 18 July 1977, No. 373. 1 J: Same locality, 19 July 1979, No. 379.

Aleiodes (Ncorhogas) dimidiatus (Spinola, 1808) Frequent to common in the Palae-
arctic Region.

Locality l t : Rvanggang Prov., Hyesan, room of hotel, Mv-lamp, 22 July 1973,
20 23.30 h, No. 276.

Aleiodes (A.) drymoniae (Watanabe, 1937)

Rlutgas drymoniae Watanabe, 1937. J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ., 42(1): 61, f j,
locus typicus: Tokyo (Japan). Holotype in the Entomological Institute, Hokkaido
University, Sapporo, Japan.

Rhogas ( Aleiodes) luridus Telenga, 1941. Faune de I’l RSS. Ilyin. V (3) (Brae. 2): 148 (in key)
and 203 (description), ( 'J, locus typicus: Woroshilow, Ussuri Territory, USSR, syn. n.
Holotype in the Zoologica l Institute, Academy of Sciences, Leningrad.

The above synonymy was established on the basis of the examination of two para-
types of A. drymoniae as well as by checking the descriptions of it and of A. luridus , too.
No essential deviations could be discovered between them, consequently, the synonymization
seems plausible.

Distributed in Japan (Honshu) and Ussuri Territory in the USSR. New to the fauna
of Korea.

Locality 1 f : kangwon Prov., Kumgang-san, environs of hotel, 20 August 1982,
leg. Beron et Popov, No. 12 (MS).

Aleiodes (Neorhogas) doctor var. lucolor (Licas, 1846) ( var. atripes COSTA, 1884)
Frequent to common in the Palaearctic Region.

Locality 1 <$: Kangwon Prov., Kumgang-san, Ryukhwa-am, about 7 km W from
Hotel Kumgang, Malaise-trap, 11 July 1977, No. 338.

Aleiodes (A.) modestus (Reinhard, 1863) In the Palaearctic Region its nearest
known occurrences are the Baikal Territory and Mongolia (Ulan Baator). In the western
Palaearctic Region more frequent. New to the fauna of Korea.

Localities l <$: Ryanggang Prov., Chann Pay plateau, Samjiyon, 1700 m, 24 July
1973, No. 282. 1 : Ryanggang Pr< v., Pektu-san, wooden environs of the Samjiyon hotel,

19 July 1977, No. 374.

Aleiodes (Neorhogas) pallidieornis (HERRICH-SCHAFFER, 1838) Hitherto listed in
several countries of Central Europe and in Finland, its easternmost occurrence is in Georgia
(USSR). New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 9* South Pyongan Prov., Zamosan, 60 km NE from Pyongyan, 2 Sep¬
tember 1971, No. 231.

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Aleiodes (Neorhogas) pallidisligma (Telenga, 1941) This is the second report of its
distribution since its description from the Ussuri Territory (USSR). New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 2 $: Korea, Diuyr, ad Chongjin, 24 August 1959, leg. Pisarski et Pro¬
szynski (ZIW).

Aleiodes (Neorhogas) periseelis (Reinhard, 1863) Sharply deviating from the
European representatives by its rugose sternaulix (that of the European forms without
sternaulix, i.e. mesopleuron entirely smooth and shiny). Reported from several countries
of Europe. New to the fauna of Korea.

Localities 1 Kangwon Prov., distr. Onjong, Kumgang-san, near Hotel Go-song,
250 m, 6 August 1975, 20 4.30 h Mv-lamp, No. 322. L (J: Korea, Phjoengan-hamdo, distr.

Sunan, Sokam-Juvondzi, 21 May 1965, leg. Mroczkowski et Riedel (ZIW).

Aleiodes (Neorhogas) praetor (Reinhard, 1863) My specimens (2 j -f- 4 3*) from
Korea agree in all respects with the European representatives of this species except the ptero-
stigma: yellow in European forms, dark brown in Korean forms. A Palaearctic species.
First reported from Korea (“Suigen”) by Watanabe (1937).

Localities L Kangwon Prov., distr. Onjong. Kumgang-san, near Hotel Go-song,
250 m, 6 August 1975, 20 4.30 h Mv-lamp, No. 322. 1 $: Same locality, 7 August 1975,
No. 325. 1 Ryanggang Prov., Pektu-san, wooden environs of the Samjiyon hotel, Mv-

lamp, 19 July 1977, No. 379. 2 Korea, Pyongan Prov., Myohyang-san, 18 August 1982,

leg. Beron et Popov (MS). 1 $: Korea, Langwon Prov., Kumgang-san, environs of hotel.

20 August 1982, leg. Beron et Popov (MS).

Aleiodes (A.) signatus (Nees, 1812)* A Palaearctic species. New to the fauna of Korea.

Localities 1 Ryanggang Prov., Chann-Pay plateau. Samjiyon. 1500 m, 24 August
1971, No. 196. 1 $: Ryanggang Prov., Chann-Pay plateau, Pektu-san, Mudobong, 2100

2200 m, 25 July 1975, No. 288. 1 <$: Korea, Myohyang-san, van Hapiro, distr. Ilyang-san,

21 May 1965, leg. Mroczkowski et Riedel.

Aleiodes (A.) ungularis (Thomson, 1891) Up to now known from Sweden and Hun¬
gary. New to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 Rvanggang Prov., Chann-Pay plateau, Samjiyon, 1700 m, Mv-lamp,
24 July 1975, No. 285.

Heterogamus chlorotica (Shestakov, 1940), V nova Described from the Maritime
Territory (Wladiwostok), USSR. This is the second report of its distribution. New to the
fauna of Korea. The female sex is similar to the male.

Locality 1 $: Korea, Kaumkang-san, 28 August 1959, leg. Pisarski (ZIW).

Heterogamus dispar (CURTIS, 1834) — Antenna with 42 45 joints. Tergites 1 2

broadening posteriorly, first tergite 1.6 1.7 times, second tergite as long as wide at hind.

Body rusty brown, legs brown (2 2 ), head and mesonotum blackish, pronotum and scutellum
darkening (4 $), or body almost fully blackish (2 9 )-

Localities 1 9 : Kangwon Prov., Kumgang-san, near Hotel Go-Song, 250 m, 6 August
1975, Mv-lamp 20 4.30 h. No. 322. 1 9* Same locality, 7 August 1975, No. 325. 3 J*:

North Pyongan Prov., Myohyang-san, lamps of hotel at night, 13 14 September 1980, Nos

663 and 673. 1 9: Korea, Myohyang-san, 1300 1500 m, 7 August 1959, leg. Pisarski et

Proszynski (ZIW). 1 9 : Korea, Onpho, ad Chongjin, 20 August 1959, leg. Pisarski et
Proszynski (ZIW). 4 North Pyongan Prov., Myohyang-san, 14 and 18 August 1982,
leg. Beron et Popov, Nos 3 and 11 (MS). 2 9 : Kangwon Prov., Kumgang-san, environs of

hotel, 20 August 1982, leg. Beron et Popov, No. 12 (MS).

Heterogamus pallidinervis (Cameron, 1910). comh. n. My four specimens well match
the redescription given by Watanabe (1957). Ocelli medium-sized, POL shorter than greatest
diameter of a hind ocellus; OOL distinctly longer than POL and as long as greatest diameter
of a hind ocellus, rl distinctly twice as long as r2, latter about as long as cuqul. Antenna with
58 (1 9 ) and 54 joints (1 J).

Both the describer, P. Cameron, and the redescriber, Ch. Watanabe, ranged this
species in the genus liogas ( Aleiodes). Considering its long first radial section (rl), small
second cubital cell ( Cu2 ), and isosceles trapeziform first tergite, I relegate it to the genus
Heterogamus Wesmael, 1835.

* Fhe priority of signatus (Nees, 1812) over geniculator (Nees, 1834) was recognized by
K. v. Achterberg (Leiden) parallel with my similar establishment.

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Distributed in Japan and North-East China (Mandzhuria). New to the fauna
of Korea.

Localities I J: Kangwon Prov., Kumgang-san, near Hotel Go-song, 250 m, 4 August
1975, Mv-lamp 20 0.30 h, N<>. 315. I : Same I«><•;»Iii >. 6 August I7 .”>. No. 322. I f:
Same locality, 22 July 1982, No. 850. 1 + : Korea, Kaumkang-san, 28 August 1959, leg.

Pisarski (Z1W).

Bogus nigrovenosum (Vojnovskaja-Krieger, 1935), novus The male sex is quite
similar to the female. Body 7 mm long. Its redescription by Telenga (1941) runs quite well
to the two specimens at hand.

Two females from the Kumgang-san (Nos 315 and 322) and two females from the
Myohyang-san (Nos 3 and 11) are melanic forms: head, except malar space and oral parts,
mesosoma dorsally and laterally, and tergites black.

Since its description no distributional datum was recorded of this species. New to the
fauna of Korea. Perhaps a species distributed in the Oriental Region intruding into the eastern
Palaearctis.

Localities 1 South Pyongan Prov., Pyongyan, Pyongyan Hotel garden, lamps of
hotel at night, 3 August 1971. No. 136. 1 ? + 1 cJ: Kangwon Prov., Kumgang-san, near

Hotel Go-song, 250 m, 4 August 1975, Mv-lamp 20 0.30 h, No. 315. 1 9: Same locality,
6 August 1975, Mv-lamp 20 4.30 h, No. 322. 2 North Pyongan Prov., Myohyang-san,
14 18 August 1982, leg. Beron et Popov, Nos 3 and 11 (MS). 1 Korea, Kaesong, 28

August 1982, leg. Beron et Popov, No. 8 (MS).

Rogas roxana (Telenga, 1941), novus The male sex is similar to the female.
Antenna with 52 joints, rl somewhat shorter than width of pterostigma, r'l twice as long as
r/, cuqul almost as long as r2. First tergite one-fifth longer than broad behind. Head and
mesosoma brownish yellow. Antenna blackish. Metasoma blackish brown. Venation blackish
to light brown, pterostigma blackish. Legs yellow, hind tibia dark brown. 9 mm. Up to
now known only from the type-locality Khabarovsk in the Maritime Territory (USSR). New
to the fauna of Korea.

Locality 1 <J: Ryanggang Prov., Samjiyon, environs of hotel, Mv-lamp, 19 July
1977, No. 379.'

Yelicones korcanus sp. n.: see p. 360.

Yelicones niaculatus sp. n.: see p. 362.

Yelicones nipponensis Togashi, 1980, 7 novus The female sex agrres in every respect
the original description (Togashi, 1980). The male differs from the female in the following
features: 1. Antenna with 49 joints ($: 52 54); 2. First tergite somewhat, though distinctly

longer than wide at hind. Known from Japan (Noto Peninsula). New to the funa of Korea.

Localities 1 9 : North Pyongan Prov., Myohyang-san, lamps of hotel at night, 13
September 1980, No. 663. 1 9 d 1 <$: Kangwon Prov., Kumgang-san, Hotel, Mv-lamp at

night, 18 September 1980, No. 705.

2. D e s c r i [> t i o n o f t h e new species

Seven new species are described from Korea belonging to the genera
Streblocera Westwood, 1833 (2 species). Wants Nees, 1818 (2 species), Opius
Wesmael, 1835 (1 species) and Yelicones Cameron, 1887 (2 species). Tin 1 new
species arc related to their nearest allies. The type-specimens of six new
species are deposited in tin* Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest;
and that of the seventh species is in tin 1 Zoologiczny Instytut, Warszawa.

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Streblocera debellata sp. n. $ (Figs 1—3)

$. Body 4 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 1) transverse, 1.7 times
broader than long, eye 2.4 times longer than temple, latter strongly rounded.
Face and clypeus pubescent. Face together with clypeus as wide as high.
Clypeus thrice wider below than high medially, its lower marginal part some¬
what protruding seen best in lateral view. Tentorial pits much nearer to eye
than to each other. Eye in lateral view nearly round, 1.3 times higher than
wide, distinctly twice wider than greatest width of temple. Ocelli small,
elliptic, distance between fore and a hind ocelli as long as diameter of hind
ocellus; POL somewhat longer than diameter indicated, and half as long as
OOL. Malar space short, shorter than basal width of mandible. Antenna about
as long as body, with 25 joints. Scape incrassate and half as long as pedicel -\-
flagellum together, without spine. Flagellum geniculated at its 5th joint.
First flagellar joint distinctly thrice as long as broad, further joints shortening,
fifth joint produced conspicuously spiniform and geniculated with rest of
flagellum on its oblique-truncate side (Fig. 3). Last 18 flagellar joints monili-
form and twice longer than broad. Relative length of three sections of antenna
as 5 (scape) : 3.5 (pedicel -|- flagellar joints 1—5) : 6.5 (flagellar joints 6—25).

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.7 times as long as high. Head distinctly one-
third broader than mesosoma between tegulae. Notaulix evenly deep and
crenulated. Prescutellar furrow groove-like and divided medially by a carina,
uncrenulated. Propodeum reticulo-rugose, with a pair of polished field basally.
Sternaulix wide, rugo-crenulated. Mesosoma (except propodeum) smooth and
glistering. Legs thin and long. Hind femur eight times as long as broad. Hind
tibia hardly one-fourth longer than hind basitarsus.

Fore wing somewhat longer than body. Pterostigma just four times
longer than wide, issuing radial vein distally from its middle, rl short, nearly
half as long as width of pterostigma, r2 curved and ending far before tip of
wing. Radial cell short, width of radial cell along metacarpal vein nearly equal
with length of pterostigma.

Metasoma about as long as mesosoma. First tergite (Fig. 2) petiolate,
twice longer than broad at hind, pair of stigma situated anteriorly from its
middle, surface of tergite smooth and glistering except latero-longitudinal fine
striae. Further tergites polished. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long as
hind basitarius.

Body yellow. Ocellar field around ocelli blackish. Anterior margin of
mesopleuron, margins of metanotum and hind (or lower) third of propodeum
brownish. First tergite blackish brown. Pronotum and tegulae pale yellow.
Legs yellow, coxae trochanters pale yellow. Wings hyaline, pterostigma
brown with yellow basal spot, veins brownish or yellowish pigmented,
and host unknown.

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Figs 1 3. Streblocera debellata sp. n. 9* 1 head in dorsal view, 2 first termite, 3 scape,

pedicel and flagellar joint 1 3. f igs 4 7. 8. villosa sp. n. 9* 4 head in dorsal view,
5 head in frontal view with facial tonientose hairs, 6 scape, pedicellus and flagellar

joints I 7, 7 first tergite. f igs 3 10. S. okadai Watanaue 9 : 3 head in dorsal view,

9 scape with spine, 10 first tergite

Locality Holotypc “Korea, Prov. North Pyongan, Mt. Myohyang-san (first
label), “13. IX. 1030. leg. Forr6 et TopAl, No. 663” (second label). Holotype is deposited
in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest; Ilyin. Typ. No. 7001.

The new species, Streblocera debellata sp. n., is closely related to .S. nigri-

thoracica Watainabe, 1937 (Japan), the

S. debellata sp. n.

1. Antenna with 23 joints, its 2nd genicula-
tion at 3th flagellar (or 7th antennal)
joint. First flagellar joint distinctly thrice
as long as broad, 5th flagellar joint con¬
spicuously produced spiniform (Fig. 3).

2. First tergite twice longer than broad at
hind (Fig. 2).

3. Body yellow, first tergite blackish brown.

4. Body 4 mm long.

y distinction is given in a tabular form:

S. nigrithoraciea Wat.

1. Antenna with 29 30 joints, its 2nd geni-

culation at 7th flagellar (or 9th antennal
joint. First flagellar joint hardly longer
than broad, 7th flagellar joint moderately
pointed (Fig. 2A in Watanabk 1942: 9)-

2. First tergite 3.5 times longer than broad
at hind.

3. Head and pronotuin rufo-testaceous, other¬
wise body blackish brown.

4. Body 5 mm long.

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Streblocera villosa sp. n. 9 (Figs 4—7)

$. Body 2.8—3 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 4) transverse, 1.8—
1.9 times broader than long, eye distinctly twice longer than temple, latter
strongly rounded. Face except close along inner margin of (‘yes and clypeus
covered with tomentose hairs directed characteristically from middle line
towards two eyes (Fig. 5). Eye one-third higher than wide, twice wider than
greatest width of temple. Ocelli small and round, distance between two ocelli
twice as long as diameter of an ocellus, 00L distinctly twice longer than
POL. Malar space short, somewhat shorter than basal width of mandible.
Antenna about as long as body, with 21—22 joints. Scape moderately incras-
sate and half as long as pedicel -f- flagellum, without spine. Flagellum geni-
culated at its fifth joint, flagellar joints 1—3 less separated from each other,
first joint slightly longer than broad, second to fourth joints cubic, fifth joint
pointed strongly and geniculated on its oblique-truncate side with rest of
flagellum. Last 14 flagellar joints 2.5 times to twice longer than broad. Relative
length of three sections of antenna as 4 (scape) : 2.5 (pedicel + flagellar joints
1—5) : 6 (flagellar joints 6 -21-22).

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.45 times as long as high. Head distinctly
one-third broader than mesosoma between tegulae. Notaulix evenly deep and
smooth. Prescutellar furrow uncrenulated, divided medially by a carina. Pro-
podeum weakly to almost indistinctly carinated, carination forming areolae.
Sternaulix rather widely crenulo-rugose. Mesosoma smooth to polished. Propo-
deum close alonj* carinae ni'qilose-uneven. Legs thin and long. Hind femur

no o o

seven times as long as broad. Hind tibia and tarsus equal in length.

Fore wing as long as body. Pterostigma 2.7—3 times longer than wide,
issuing radial vein somewhat distally from its middle, rl short, almost half as
long as width of pterostigma, r2 curved and ending far before tip of wing.
Radial cell short, width of radial cell along metacarpal vein one-third shorter
than length of pterostigma.

Metasoma almost as long as mesosoma -f- head together. First tergite
(Fig. 7) petiolate, 1.6 times longer than broad at hind, pair of stigma situated
at middle, surface of tergite smooth and shiny except its one-third part behind
stigma longitudinaly strio-uneven. Further tergites polished. Ovipositor sheath
in lateral view as long as hind basitarsus.

Body yellow. Ocellar field black. Flagellum yellowish, distally darkening.
First tergite basally and laterally with faint blackish suffusion. Legs rather
pale yellow. Wings hyaline, pterostigma brownish with pale yellow basal spot.
Vein yellowish.

£ and host unknown.

Locality Holotype y -f- 1 $ paratype: “Korea, Prov. North Pyongan, Mt. Myohyang-
san” (first label), “Hotel, 14. VIII. 1982, leg. Beron et Popov, No. 11” (second label).

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llolotvpe and paratype are deposited in the 11 iinguriun Natural History Museum, Budapest;
IIyin. Typ. No. 5499 (holotype) and 5500 (paratype).

The new species, Streblocera villosa sp. n., runs to S. okadai Watanabe,
1942 (China: Mandzhuria, Japan) with the help of Watanabe’s key (1942),
the two species are easily distinguished by the following features:

S. villosa sp. n.

I Face tomentose in a characteristic form
(Fig. 5).

2. Scape without spine (tig. 6).

3. In dorsal view eye twice as long as temple,
latter relatively more constricted (Fig. 4).

4. First tergite 1.6 times longer than broad
at hind (Fig. 7).

5. Ovipositor sheath shorter than half tibia.

S. okadai Wat.

1. Face pubescent as usually.

2. Scape with a spine at its proximal third
(Fig. 9).

3. In dorsal view eye 1.7 times as long as
temple, latter relatively less constricted
(Fig. 8).

4. First tergite twice longer than broad at
hind (Fig. 10).

5. Ovipositor sheath as long as half hind
tibia.

Checklist of the Streblocera Westwood, 1833 species in the Palaearctic Region

S. antennata .1 akimavicius, 1973: TpHflbl Ai<a;t. Hayi< JlyTOBCK. CCP, Cep. B, 3: 49 ?.

Distribution: Lithuania (USSR).

S. dchellata sp. n.: see p. 350.

S. flaviceps (Marshall, 1898): in Andre: Spec. Hyrn. Fur. Alg., 5: 208 §. Distribution:
Austria. Germany.

S. fulviceps Westwood, 1833: Loud. Edinb. Dubl. Phil. Mag., 3: 342 Distribution:

England, USSR: Far East Territory.

S. longiscapha Westwood. 1882: Tijdschr. Ent.. 25: 45 Distribution: England, Czecho¬

slovakia.

S. macroscapa (Rlthe, 1856): Stettin, ent. Ztg., 17: 291 j. Distribution: Czechoslovakia,
England, Finland, Germany, Spain, Sweden, USSR (Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Russia).
S. nigrithoracica Watanabe, 1937: J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido imp. Univ.. 42: 129 Distri¬

bution: Japan.

S. okadai Watanabe. 1942: Ins. Mats. 16: 10 Distribution: China (Manchuria), Japan.

S. villosa sp. n.: see p. 352.

Blums (Ganychorus) applicants sp. n. (Figs 11—14)

Body gracile, 1.8—2 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 11) cubic,
1.4—1.5 times broader than long, eye minutely or indistinctly longer than
temple, latter rounded. Malar space 1.6- 1.8 times longer than basal width of

mandible. Face and frons polished. Frontal suture evenly distinct between
fore ocellus and antennal socket. Ocelli small, POL distinctly twice as long as
diameter of an ocellus (5 : 2, X 100), POL 1.6 times longer than POL. Antenna
with 19 joints; first flagellar joint 1.4—1.5 times longer than second flagel¬
lar joint.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.3—1.4 times as long as high. Pronotum strio-
rugulose, its upper-lateral side smooth. Propodeum with a longitudinal and a
transverse carinae crossing each other at middle, its surface uneven, subshiny

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Figs 11 14. Blacus ( Ganychorus ) applicants sp. n. 93*: 11 = head in dorsal view, 12 distal

part of right fore wing, $, 13 first tergite. 14 first discoidal cell, <J. — Figs 15 16.

B. (G .) armatulus Ruthe : 15 head in dorsal view, 16 first tergite. Figs 17 19.

B. (G.) tripudians Haliday : 17 first tergite. 18 pterostigma and first section of radial
vein, 19 subdiscoidal (or brachial) cell

to shiny. Otherwise mesosoma smooth to polished. Sternaulix deep and crenulo-
rugose. Scutellum strongly margined and margin apically somewhat protrud¬
ing. Notaulix evenly deep, with fine crenulation. Hind femur 5.5—6 times as
long as broad. Claws 1—2 with bristles.

Fore wing slightly longer than body, 1.9—2.1 nun. Pterostigma (Fig. 12)
usual in form, not widening distally; issuing radial vein from its middle;
rl shorter than and at most as long as width of pterostigma, r2 just not
reaching tip of wing. Parastigma medium-sized. First discoidal cell somewhat
truncate anteriorly; n . has 1.4(—1.5) times as long as cuJ, and 2.1—2.6 times
as long as n. rec. Subdiscal (or brachial) cell (Fig. 12) below almost entirely
open, i.e. second section of submedian vein short to very short.

Metasoma as long as mesosoma. First tergite (Fig. 13) long, rugose,
1.6—1.8 times longer than wide at hind; subparallel sided, i.e. feebly broaden¬
ing posteriorly, its posterior width 1.4—1.5 times greater than its basal width.
Basal pair of Carina of first tergite merging about its middle into rugosity.
Further tergites polished. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long as hind
tarsal joints 1—2.

Body brown to dark brown, pronotum light brown. Mandible yellow,
palpi together with oral organs pale yellow. Scape, pedicel and flagellar joints

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1(—2—3) yellow to yellowish, further joints brownish. Legs and tegula yellow.
Last tarsal joints dark, claws blackish.

Q. Similar to female. Parastigma large, discoidal cell widely truncate
anteriorly, n. has. only somewhat longer than cal (Fig. 14). Antenna with 20
(2 3) and 19 joints (1 J).

Host unknown.

Localities Holotype 9 and 1 V | 2 £ paratypes: “Korea. Prov. N. Hwanghae,
Sarivon, 28. IX. 1978. leg. Dr. A. Vojnits et L. Zombori, No. 423”. 1 9 paratype: “Korea:
Prov. South Phenan, Bong-ha ri. on the river Te-dong, 43 kin K from Pyongyang, 23 May
1970” (first label). “Hung. Zool. Exp. 1. in Korea, No. 19. leg.: Dr. S. Mahunka et Dr. II.
Steinmann” (second label). 1 <$ paratype: “Korea, Prov. Gang-von. district On-dzong.
Kum-gang-san, near Hotel Go-song, 250 m” (first label), “No. 322, 6 August 1975, leg. J. Papp
et A. Vojnits” (second label). I paratype: “Korea. Pyonggyang, Pyongyang City” (first
label), “19. IX. 1979, leg. Dr. II. Steinmann et I)r. T. Vasarhelyi, No. 550” (second label).

Holotype and 3 $ -f- 3 cJ paratypes are deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Mu¬
seum. Budapest; Ilyin. Typ. No. 7002 (holotype) and 7003 7008 (paratypes).

Th<* new species, B. (G.) applicatus sp. n., is very closely related to
B. (G.) tripudians Haliday, 1835 (Europe), B. (G.) armatulus Ruthe, 1861
(Europe, Canada) and B . (G.) apaches Achterberg, 1976 (Nepal). The related
species differ from B. applicatus sp. n. in a few features though of specific
value as tabulated below:

B. applicatus sp. n.

1. Body gracile, 1.8 2 nun long.

2. Pterostigma usual in form, i.e. not widen¬
ing distally; rl shorter and at most as long
as width of pterostigma; 2nd subdiscal cell
of 9 below open, i.e. 2nd section of sub-
median vein almost effaced (Fig. 12).

3. First tergite subparallel sided, i.e. slightly

broadening posteriorly, 1.6 1.8 times as

long as broad behind (Fig. 13).

4. Hind femur six times as long as broad.

5. Ovipositor sheath long, distinctly as long

as hind tarsal joints 1 2.

B. applicatus sp. n.

1. Antenna with 19 joints ( ; ); 1st flagellar

joint 1.4 1.5 times longer than 2nd joint.

2. Head in dorsal view cubic, 1.4 —1.5 times
broader than long, eye minutely longer
than temple, latter relatively less rounded
(Fig. 11).

3. Ocelli relatively small, POL distinctly
twice as long as diameter of a bind ocellus

(Fig. M).

4. Radial vein just not reaching tip of wing

(Fig. 12).

B. tripudians Hal.

1. Body strong, 2.5 3 mm long.

2. Pterostigma unusually widening distally;
rl more or less longer than width of ptero¬
stigma (Fig. 18): 2nd subdiscal cell of 9
below less open, i.e. 2nd section of sub¬
median vein somewhat effaced distally
(Fig. 19).

3. First tergite parallel to subparallel sided,

2.3 2.5 times as long as broad behind

(Fig. 17).

L Hind femur seven times as long as broad

5. Ovipositor sheath less long, as long as bind
tarsal joint 1.

B. apaches AcHT.

1. Antenna with 20 joints ( 99 ); 1 st flagellar
joint 1.2 times longer than 2nd joint.

2. Head in dorsal view' subcubic, 1.6 times
broader than long, eye as long as temple,
latter relatively more rounded (Fig. 230 in
Achterberg 1976: 283).

3. Ocelli relatively less small, POL 1.75 times
as long as diameter of hind ocellus (7 : 4,
after Achterberg 1976).

4. Radial vein distinctly reaching tip of wing
(Fig. 228 l.c.).

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5. Mesosoma in lateral view 1.3 1.4 times as

long as high.

6. Body brown to dark brown, pronotum
somewhat lighter.

5. Mesosoma in lateral view r 1.2 times as long
as high.

6. Body reddish brown, pronotum orange.

Blacus (Ganychorus) dolosus sp. n. (Figs 20—22)

$. Body 2.6—2.8 mm long. Head in dorsal view subcubic, 1.57 times
broader than long, eye longer than temple, latter distinctly rounded (Fig. 20).
Malar space twice as long as basal width of mandible. Face with transverse
strio-rugulosity, close around torulus uneven, otherwise head polished. Frontal
suture deep. Ocelli small, POL almost twice as long as diameter of an ocellus
(7 : 4, X100), OOL one-third longer than POL. Antenna with 21 joints,
flagellar joints long, first joint six times, second joint five times, and penulti¬
mate two-three joints twice as long as broad.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.5 times as long as high. Pronotum strio-
rugose, its upper-lateral side smooth to polished. Propodeum with a longi¬
tudinal and a transverse carinae crossing each other at middle; its horizontal
or anterior surface smooth and uneven along carinae, its vertical or posterior
surface rugose-rugulose, two surfaces indicated meeting rather angularly (about
100—110°). Sternaulix short, deeply depressed at middle of mesopleuron, around
its surface with weak striae. Scutellum rather transversely rugulose, strongly
margined, apically margin somewhat protruding. Notaulix evenly deep, with
fine crenulation. Otherwise mesosoma smooth to polished. Hind femur dis¬
tinctly five times as long as broad. Claws 1—2 with bristles.

Fore wing about as long as body. Pterostigma (Fig. 21) issuing radial
vein distally from its middle; rl longer than width of pterostigma, r2 some¬
what arched and reaching tip of wing, radial cell relatively wide. First discoidal
cell wide, pointed at parastigma, n. has. 1.3 times as long as cul and 2.3 times
as long as n. rec. Subdiscal (or brachial) cell closed.

Metasoma about as long as head t mesosoma together. First tergite
(Fig. 22) rugose, subparallel sided, i.e. feebly broadening posteriorly, twice
longer than broad at hind and almost twice wider behind than basally. Basal
pair of keels of first tergite short, merging on its fore half into rugosity. Further
tergites polished. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long as hind basitarsus.

Body rusty brown to brown; head behind, mesosoma laterally and
ventrally, propodeum, first and last four tergites darkening to blackish. Palpi
yellowish, tegula yellow. Flagellum yellowish brown, last 2■—3 joints darken¬
ing. Legs yellowish brown, hind femur entirely, and hind tibia apically dark
brownish. Last tarsal joints darkening, claws blackish.

(J and host unknown.

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Locality Holotypc ?: “Korea. Prov. North Pyongan, Mt. Myonhyang-san“ (first
label), “14, IX. 1980. leg. Lokho et TopAi,, No. 670“ (second label). Ilolotype is deposited
in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest; Ilyin. Typ. No. 7009.

The new species, B. (G.) dolosus sp. n., seems to come nearest to B. (G.)
armatulus Ruthe, 18()1 (Europe, Canada) by their relatively narrow and
brownish fumous wings as well as rugose scutellum and subparallel-sided first

tergite, however, the two species are
features:

B. dolosus sp. n.

1. Body 2.6 2.8 nun long.

2. Flagellar joints relatively more long, 1st
joint six times, 2nd joint five times and
penultimate joint distinctly twice longer
than broad.

3. First tergite subparallel sided, broadening
posteriorly, almost twice wider behind
than basally (Fig. 22).

4. Sternaulix deeply depressed and short,
extending to middle of mesopleuron,
around it surface with weak striae.

5. Hind coxa yellow, basally brownish to
brown, hind femur almost entirely darken¬
ing.

clearly distinguished by the following

J c> j tr>

B. anna lulus RuTHE

1. Body 2.2 -2.5 nun long.

2. Flagellar joints relatively less long. 1st

joint 3.8 4, 2nd joint 2.7 3 times and

penultimate joint subcubic, i.e. only slight¬
ly longer than broad.

3. First tergite parallel to subparallel sided,
slightly broadening posteriorly, its hind
width one-third greater than basal width
(Fig. 169 in Achterberg 1976: 274).

4. Sternaulix weakly depressed though ex¬
tending nearly to full width of meso¬
pleuron. around it surface rather weakly
rugulo-striated.

5. Hind coxa and femur yellow.

Within the subgenus Ganychorus the new species is also related to further
four species: B. (G.) nitidus Haeselbarth, 1973 (Europe, Korea), B. (C.)
diversicornis Nees, 1834 (western Palaearctic Region), B. (G.) ruficornis (Nees,
1812) (Palaearctic Region) and B. (G.) maculipes Wesmael, 1835 (Palaearctic
Region). They distinction is given also in a tabular form:

B. dolosus sp. n.

1. Cul wide, n. has. 1.3 times as long as cul

(Fig. 21).

2. Malar space distinctly twice as long as
basal width id' mandible.

3. Middle claw with blackish bristle.

4. Scutellum rugose.

5. Ground colour of mesosoma brown with
rich blackish suffusion.

B. dolosus sp. n.

1. First tergite as long as wide at hind, less
distinctly broadening posteriorly (Fig. 22).

2. Cul wide. n. bus. 1.3 times as long as cul

(Fig. 21).

B. nitidus HAESELBARTH

1. Cul narrow, n. bus. 1.6 times as long as cul
(Abb. 32 in Haeselbarth 1973a).

2. Malar space about as long as basal width
of mandible.

3. Middle claw simple, i.e. without blackish
bristle.

4. Scutellum polished.

5. Ground colour of mesosoma black.

B. diversicornis Nees

1. First tergite 1.5 times as long as wide at
hind, distinctly broadening posteriorly.

2. Cul narrow, n. bus. 1.6 times as long as cul

( ibb. 2<) in Haeselbarth 1973a).

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Figs 20 22. Blacus (G any chorus) dolosus sp. n. 9: 20 head in dorsal view, 21 distal
part of right fore wing, 22 first tergite. Fig. 23. B. (G.) maculipes Wesmael 9: head in
dorsal view. Figs 24 25. Opius ( Thoracosema) strombocerus sp. n. 9* 24 = head in dorsal

view, 25 = first tergite. Fig. 26. (). (Th.) tibialis Ashmead 9* head in dorsal view

3. Flagellar joints relatively long, penulti¬
mate 2 — 3 joints twiee as long as broad.

4. Body 2.6 —2.8 mm long.

B. dolosus sp. n.

1. First tergite as long as wide at hind, less
broadening posteriorly (Fig. 22).

2. Sternaulix very deep.

3. Antenna with 21 joints. Flagellar joints
relatively more long. 1st joint six times,
2nd joint fiv e times and penultimate joints
twice longer than broad.

4. Scutellum rugulose.

5. Wings brownish fumous.

6. Hind femur entirely dark brownish.

B. dolosus sp. n.

1. Antenna with 21 joints. Flagellar joints
relatively long, 1st joint six times, penulti¬
mate 3 — 4 joints distinctly twice longer
than broad.

2. Temple in dorsal view more rounded
(Fig. 20).

3. Fdagellar joints relatively less long, penulti¬
mate 2 — 3 joints 1.5 times as long as broad.

4. Body 2 — 2.2 mm long.

B. ruficornis (Nees)

1. First tergite 1.4 —1.6( 1.8) times as long

as wide at hind, more broadening pos¬
teriorly (Fig. 161 in Achterberg 1976).

2. Sternaulix less deep.

3. Antenna with 20 joints. Flagellar joints

relatively less long. 1st joint 4 5.2 times,

2nd joint 3.3 — 3.8 times and penultimate
joint only somewhat longer than broad.

4. Scutellum polished.

2. Wings hyaline to subhyaline.

6. llind femur yellow.

B. maculipes WESM.

1. Antenna with 20 joints. Flagellar joints

relatively short, 1st joint at most four
times longer than broad, penultimate 3 4

joints subcubic, i.e. oidy slightly longer
than broad.

2. Temple in dorsal view less rounded (Fig.
23).

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3. Frons polished, only close around toruli
uneven.

4. First termite twice as long as broad at
hind, less broadening posteriorly (Fig. 22).

5. Scutellurn rugulose.

3. Frons strio-rugulose.

4. First tergite about 1.5 times as long as
broad at bind, relatively more broadening
posteriorly.

5. Scutellurn polished.

Opius (Thoracosema) strombaceus sp. n. $ (Figs 24—25, 27)

9. Body 1.6 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 24) transverse, 1.8 times
broader than long, eye 1.65 times longer than temple, latter distinctly rounded,
occiput excavated. Ocelli small, round, distance between them twice as long
as their own diameter, POL half as long as 00L. Eye in lateral view 1.7 times
higher than wide, somewhat wider than temple, latter evenly broad, i.e. not
broadening below. Face together with clypeus distinctly 1.25 times wider than
high medially. Clypeus 2.6 times wider 1m*1ow than high medially, its lower
edge truncate. Mouth open. Mandible without subtooth at its lower base.
Malar space shorter than basal width of mandible, i.e. latter 1.6 times wider
than length of former. Maxillar palp shorter than height of head. Head smooth,
shiny to polished. Antenna about 1.5 times longer than body, with 22 joints.
First flagellar joint four times longer than broad, further joints shortening so
that penultimate joint thrice as long as broad.

Mesosoma stout, in lateral view 1.3 times longer than high, in dorsal
view head one-third broader than mesosoma between tegulae. Mesonotal
dimple absent. Notaulix restricted to declivous part of mesonotum, on its disc
absent. Sternaulix distinct as a narrow furrow with very fine crenulation.
Mesosoma polished. Propodeum close around lunule with short and weak striae.
Hind femur distinctly four times as long as broad.

Fore wing almost 1.5 times longer than body. Pterostigma (Fig. 27) 4.5
times longer than wide, issuing radial vein from its proximal third, rl very
short, r2 twice as long as cuqul , r3 1.8 times longer than r2 and reaching tip
of wing. Cu2 narrowing distally. N. rec. postfurcal, somewhat shorter than d .
B closed.

Metasoma as long as mesosoma. First tergite (Fig. 25) slightly longer
than wide at hind, moderately broadening posteriorly, its surface rugose. Pair
of keels extending somewhat more than half length of tergite. Further tergites
polished. In lateral view ovipositor sheath shorter than first tergite.

Ground colour of body black. Face, clypeus, mandible, temples below
and legs reddish yellow. Palpi pale yellow. Scape, pedicel and flagellar joints
1 —2(—3) yellow(ish), rest of flagellum blackish. Tergites 2—3 brownish yel¬
low, tergite 1 laterally with light suffusion. Wings subhyaline, pterostigma and
veins with yellowish pigmentation.

$ and host unknown.

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Locality Holotype $: “Korea, Onpho, ad Chongjin, 21. VIII. 1959, leg. B. Pisarski
et J. Pr6szynski”, Holotype is deposited in the Zoologiczny lusty tut, Polska Akademia
Nauk, Warszawa.

The new species, Opius (Thoracosema) strombaceus sp. n., is related to
0. (Th.) n an ulus Fischer, 1966 (Nepal) and to O. ( Th .) tibialis Ashmead,
1893 (U.S.A.). On the basis of their description my species differs from them
in a few features though of specific value:

O. strombaceus sp. n.

1. Propodeum polished and without carina-
tion.

2. Face convex as usual.

3. Antenna with 22 26 joints, first flagellar

joint 4 times longer than broad.

4. Metosoma in lateral view stout, 1.2 1.25

times as long as high.

5. Face reddish yellow.

O. strombaceus sp. n.

1. First tergite just longer than wide at hind
(Fig. 25), its surface rugose.

2. Head in dorsal view 1.8 times broader than
long, eye 1.65 times longer than temple
(Fig. 24).

3. Pterostigma 4.5 times as long as wide, r2
twice longer than cuqul (Fig. 27).

4. Malar space shorter than basal width of
mandible.

5. Body 1.6 mm long.

0. nanulus Fl.

1. Propodeum polished with a transverse keel
behind its middle, posteriorly from that
keel with a pair of longitudinal keel form¬
ing 3 areolae.

2. Face distinctly protruding.

3. Antenna with 20 23 joints, first flagellar

joint 5 times longer than broad.

4. Mesosoina in lateral view somewhat elon¬
gated, 1.5 times as long as high.

5. Face black.

0. tibialis Yshm.

1. First tergite one-third longer than wide at
hind, its surface smooth.

2. Head in dorsal view twice broader than
long, eye distinctly twice as long as temple
(Fig. 26).

3. Pterostigma 6 times as long as wide, r2
2.3 times longer than cuqul (Fig. 28).

4. Malar space as long as basal width of
mandible.

5. Body 1.7 2.1 mm long.

Yelicones koreanus sp. n. $ (Figs 29 —30, 33—35)

$. Body 5 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 29) transverse, 2—2.1
times broader than long, eye 1.66 times as long as temple, latter strongly
rounded though not constricted. Ocelli small and forming an equilateral tri¬
angle, distance between fore and a hind ocelli equal with greatest diameter of
hind ocellus; POL distinctly shorter than diameter indicated. OOL 1.9—2
times as long as POL. Eye in lateral view (Fig. 34) twice higher than wide,
temple somewhat shorter than width of eye. Malar space about half as long as
basal width of mandible. Face together with clypeus 1.5(—1.6) times wider
than high, inner margin of eyes parallel. Mandible simple. Clypeus five times
wider below than high medially. Tentorial pits twice as far from each other as

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Fig. 27. Opius ( Thoracosema) strombaceus sp. n. $: distal part of right fore wing. — Fig. 28.
0. (Th.) tibialis Ashmead $: distal part of right fore wing. Figs 29 30. Yelicones koreanus

sp. n. 29 = head in dorsal view, 30 = tergites 1 2. Figs 31 32. Y. maculatus sp. n.

31 = temple in dorsal view', 32 = tergites 1 2

to nearest point of eye. Clypeus punctate, face and temple punctate-rugose,
head above rather transversely punctate-rugose. Antenna about a quarter
shorter than body, with 34—35 joints (34: 4 35: 2 $). First flagellar joint

1.9—2 times, further joints gradually attenuating so that penultimate joint
distinctly twice as long as broad.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.7 times as long as high; punctate-rugose
similarly to face, pronotum rather striate, mesopleuron medially and scutellum
smooth with fine to very fine punctures. Prescutellar furrow with 5 or 7
crenules. Legs short, femora stout, hind femur 3.3 times as long as broad.
Hind tarsus see in Fig. 35.

Fore wing one-sixth shorter than body. Pterostigma 2.6(—2.9) times
longer than wide, issuing radial vein from its middle. Radial cell short, dis¬
tinctly ending before tip of wing, rl as long as width of pterostigma, rl and t2
equal in length, cuqul one-third shorter than r2, r3 thrice as long as r2. 1)1 1.7
times wider than high, d2 1.8 times longer than dl .

iVTetasoina as long as head -|- mesosoma together. First tergite (Fig. 30)
as long as wide at hind, distinctly and evenly broadening posteriorly, with
longitudinal striation, basal pair of keels converging and meeting at middle and
here merging into striation; stigma before middle. Second tergite transverse.

5 *

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2.1(—2.2) times wider behind than long medially; two-thirds of its anterior
surface with somewhat finer though denser striation than that of first tergite,
otherwise together with further tergites polished. Ovipositor sheath very short,
in lateral view just visible.

Body and legs yellow. Apex of mandible, ocellar field, notaulix, pre-
scutellar furrow, anterior corner of axilla and base of first tergite brownish
(to blackish). Flagellum yellowish brown, distally darkening. Last tarsal joints
dark yellow, pulvilli blaekish. Wings yellowish fumous, pterostigma yellow to
opaque yellow, veins brownish to brown.

(J and host unknown.

Localities Holotype -f- 1 $ paratype: “Korea, Prov. Gang-von, district On-dzong,
Kuin-gang-san, near Hotel Go-song, 250 m” (first label), “No. 325, 7 August 1975, leg. .).
Papp et A. Vojnits” (second label). 1 9 paratype: same locality and collectors, 4 August
1975, No. 315. I ?: same locality and collectors, 5 August 1975, No. 319. 1 9 paratype:

same locality and collectors, 6 August 1975, No. 322. 1 9 paratype: “Korea, Kaesong”

(first label), “28. VIII. 1982, leg. Beron et Popov, No. 8” (second label). Holotype and
5 9 paratypes are deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest; Hym.
Typ. No. 7010 (holotype) and 7011 7015 (paratypes).

The new species, Yelicones koreanus sp. n., is related to Y. nipponensis
Togashi, 1980 (Japan, Korea); their distinction is expounded in the key for
the species of Yelicones in Korea, see p. 000.

Yelicones maculatiis sp. n. § (Figs 31 -32, 36—37)

$. Body 6 mm long. Head in dorsal view transverse, twice broader than
long, eye 2.5 times longer than temple, latter constricted (Fig. 31). Ocelli small
and forming an isosceles triangle, distance between two ocelli half as long as
greatest diameter of an ocellus, OOL 2.5 times as long as POL. Fye in lateral
view (Fig. 37) 1.7 times higher than wide, temple half as wide as width of eye.
Malar space half as long as basal width of mandible. Face together with
clypeus 1.4 times wider than high, inner margin of eye slightly converging
towards oral part. Mandible simple. Clypeus 4 times as wide below as high
medially. Tentorial pits four times as far from each other as to nearest point
of eye. Clypeus punctate to strongly punctate, face rather transversely punc¬
tate-rugose, head above and temple punctate-rugose. Antenna about one-sixth
shorter than body, with 36 joints. First flagellar joint just twice, further joints
gradually attenuating so that penultimate joint also twice as long as broad.

Mesosoma in lateral view 1.75 times as long as high; punctate-rugose
similar to vertex, pronotum striate except its polished latero-anterior field,
scutellum smooth with extremely fine and little subpunctures, shiny. Pre-
scutellar furrow with seven crenules. Legs short, femora stout, hind femur 2.8
times as long as broad. Hind tarsus as in Fig. 35.

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Figs 33 35. Yelicones koreanus sp. n. 9: 33 distal part of right fore wing, 34 head in

lateral view, 35 hind tarsus. Figs 36 37. Y. maculatus sp. n. 9: 36 distal part of
right fore wing, 37 head in lateral view

Fore wing one-fourth shorter than body. Pterostigma (Fig. 36) thrice
longer than wide, issuing radial vein proximally from its middle. Radial cell
hiss short, ending somewhat before tip of wing, rl longer than width of ptero¬
stigma, rl and r2 equal in length, rl 1.7 times longer than cuqul , r3 thrice as
long as r2 . 1)1 1.7 times wider than high, d2 2.3 times longer than dl .

Metasoma as long as head -f- mesosoma together. First tergite (Fig. 32)
1.4 times as long as wide at hind, distinctly and evenly broadening posteriorly,
its hind width twice as great as its basal width; its surface with longitudinal
striation, basal pair of keels converging and meeting before middle and here
merging into striation; stigma close before middle. Second tergite transverse,
1.9 times wider behind than long medially; its surface striated except polished
postero-lateral field. Third tergite basally rather finely striated, otherwise
together with further tergites also polished. Ovipositor sheath short.

Body somewhat dirty yellow. Head and mesosoma with rich black(ish)
pattern: ocellar field, temple and occiput along carina, mesonotum laterally,
prescutellar furrow, axilla almost entirely, metanotum laterally, mesopleuron
anteriorly and medially and below from sternaulix mesosternum, metapleuron
anteriorly and base of first tergite black(ish). Tergites 3—5 anteriorly with a
transverse brown band. Flagellum brownish yellow, apically darkening. Legs
yellow; coxae + trochanters and tarsal joints 1—4 pale yellow. Last tarsal
joints dark yellow, pulvilli blackish. Wings hyaline-subhyaline, along a few

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veins (n. has., dl —2, n. reccul —3, proximal third of R) feebly brownish
furnous. Pterostigma and veins yellowish, rl —3, cu2 —3 and cuqul—2 brownish
pigmented.

cJ and host unknown.

Localities Holotype $: “Korea, Kaesong, garden of Hotel” (first label), “No. 248,
8 Sept. 1971, leg. Horvatovich et Papp” (second label). Holotype is deposited in the
Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest; Hyin. Typ. No. 7016.

The new species, Yelicones maculatus sp. n., is related to Y. nipponensis
Togashi, 1980 (Japan, Korea) and Y. koreanus sp. n. (Korea); they distinc¬
tion is included in the subsequent key for the species of Yelicones in Korea.

Key to the Korean species of Yelicones Cameron

1 (2) Head in dorsal view somewhat less transverse, 1.8 —1.9 times broader than long.

Ocelli large, OOL only slightly longer than greatest diameter of a hind ocellus. Temple
in dorsal view rounded, eye protruding from outline of head (Fig. 4 in Togashi, 1980).
Second tergite rather longitudinally rugose, less than twice as wide behind as long
medially. Body strong, 9 10 mm long. Legs yellow, hind tibia -f tarsus black, fore

ard mid-tibiae -j- tarsi brownish. Japan, Korea nipponensis Togashi, 1980

2 (1) Head in dorsal view somewhat more transverse, twice broader than long. Ocelli

small, OOL distinctly, i.e. 1.7 1.9( 2) times longer than greatest diameter of a

hind ocellus (Fig. 29). Temple in dorsal view strongly rounded (Fig. 29) to constricted
(Fig. 31), eye not protruding from outline of head. Second tergite longitudinally
striated, either somewhat more or less than twice as wide behind as Jong medially.
Body less strong, 5 6 mm long. Legs fully yellow.

3 (4) Temple in dorsal view strongly rounded, only one-third shorter than eye (Fig. 29).

First tergite as long as wide at hind, second tergite somewhat more transverse, dis¬
tinctly twice wider behind than long medially (Fig. 30). Eye in lateral view twice
higher than wide, temple only somewhat shorter than width of eye (Fig. 34). Ptero¬
stigma issuing radial vein from its middle, former less than thrice as long as wide
(Fig. 33). Body yellow with a few brownish pattern (on ocellar field, notaulix, pre-
scutellar furrow, fore corner of axilla and base of first tergite). 5 mm. Korea

koreanus sp. n.

4 (3) Temple in dorsal view constricted, distinctly half shorter than eye (Fig. 31). First

tergite 1.4 times as long as wide at hind, second tergite less transverse, 1.9 times
wider behind than long medially (Fig. 32). Eye in lateral view 1.7 times higher than
wide, temple half as wide as width of eye (Fig. 37). Pterostigma issuing radial vein
from its proximal third, former thrice longer than wide (Fig. 36). Body yellow with
rich blackish to black pattern on mesosoma. 6 mm. Korea maculatus sp. n.

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FLIES (DIPTERA) DEVELOPING
IN SHEEP DROPPINGS IN HUNGARY

L. Lapp

General Zoology and Parasitology Department. University of Veterinary Sciences ,

/ 1-1400 Budapest, handler u. 2 , Hungary

(Received 30 October, 1984)

Thirty-one dipterous species (the majority for the first time) have been reared
from droppings of grazing sheep in pastures of North and Central Hungary including
some species of veterinary importance. The sheep droppings in Hungary have no
autochtonous dipterous community but other populations of all reared species develop
in cattle droppings (the dominance of the species is different). Data were also collected
on population interactions of flies, beetles and mites. With four tables.

The flies developing in the droppings of grazing sheep on pastures were
poorly known before, even with respect to species composition. After the
pioneer work of White (1960) on tin* distribution and disappearance of sheep
droppings, Olechowicz (1974) published a paper on sheep dung and the
“fauna” colonizing it in the Pieniny Mts, later (Olechowicz, 1976) a longer
paper on tin* role of coprophagous dipterans in that mountain pasture eco¬
system, biomass and production of copropbagous dipterous larvae in the
pasture, a study of coprophagous Paregle aestiva larvae under laboratory
conditions, data on the contribution of coprophagous fly larvae to the decom¬
position of dung in the pasture, the energy flow through that pasture eco¬
system and the factors modifying it. Unfortunately, her findings are hardly
interpretable for other areas and for other considerations due to the lack of
proper taxonomic data of these flies. Olechowicz (1976) grouped the fly
larvae developing in sheep droppings in three groups: (1) “proper coprophages
with a short life history, found in newly dropped dung”; (2) “secondary
coprophages with a longer life history, occurring in older dung”; (3) “pre¬
dominantly predaceous larvae, migratory, found in various-aged dung”. No
wonder that this grouping is improper: one can group anything properly on
the base of certain knowledge on each of tin* entities grouped (e.g. scatopsid
larvae are actually coprophagous; it is more than an exaggeration to designate
muscid larvae as a whole as predaceous, etc.).

As regards the cattle droppings, interactions of dipteran and coleopteran
populations have been studied, papers of a high level are published first of all
for beetle enemies of the bush fly (Musca vetustissima) in Australia (Tyndale-
Biscoe, Wallace and Morton, 1981. Wallace and Tyndale-Biscoe, 1983),
etc. but interactions of larvae of face fly and those of beetles (Moon, Loomis

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and Anderson, 1980) have also been investigated, similarly the effect of
coleopteran species on the survival of horn flies (Haematobia irritans) and on
the influence of predaceous mites on dipterous pests have been studied (for
literature see Wallace and Tyndale-Biscoe, 1983 and several other papers
in the Bull. ent. Res.). Population interactions of flies, beetles and mites in
sheep droppings arc almost unknown, one can find some* qualitative data in
Olechowicz (1976).

The present dipterological studies were performed within the framework
of a team-approach to a larger programme aiming to study the population
interaction of flies, beetles and mites living in sheep droppings in Hungary
(investigations on mites were carried out by Dr. S. Mahunka, on beetles by
L. Adam, Zoological Dept., Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest).

My first aim was to collect data on the specific composition of the
dipterous communities developing in sheep dung, some data for further studies
on the population interactions and to find the constant-dominant species of
the dipterous communities in the sheep dung in Hungary.

Material and methods. During the first period of our studies (one year
from the 17 Sep. 1982 to the 23 Sep. 1983) 71 samples of sheep droppings
were collected from 13 pastures in Hungary (see tin* head of Tables 1—3);
the majority of the samples was collected on three sampling areas in North
and Central Hungary, as follows:

1. Domsod, Apajpuszta: Central Hungary, Great Hungarian Plain; vegetation: Lepidio
crassifolio-Festucetum pseudovinae; the only area of “solonchak” salty soil in Hungary.
Here 250 sheep of mixed-aged were pastured on an area of c. 200 hectares.

2. Bogacs: North Hungary, dry hilly area in the vicinity of the Biikk Mts; vegeta¬
tion: Cynodonto-Festucetum pseudovinae, in spring with numerous Adonis vernalis. Samples
were taken on the margins of a pasture for c. 500 sheep, not far from sheep stables.

3. Pusztamonostor: Central Hungary, on the north edge of the Great Hungarian Plain;
vegetation: Achilleo-Festucetum pseudovinae (with small areas of Cynodonto-Poetum angusti-
foliae). Here two flocks of 600 ewes and young breeding animals each were pastured on 120
hectares which is also mown parallel with grazing (but sheep were also pastured on the nearby
alfalfa fields).

On the sampling areas 10x10 m 2 square plots were staked out in the
form of two right-angled isosceles with perpendicular sides of 10 m. The sheep
droppings utilizable for the beetles and flies were counted in these plots, and,
also the droppings were counted which had been destroyed by the beetle
imagos to such an extent that they had become improper for the develop¬
ment of flies. This kind of counting was usually performed five times in each
place, in some cases all the droppings were collected or even carried home in
linen-sacks in order to obtain the beetle populations.

The air temperature on soil level and the temperature of soil in the
depth of 5 cm were always measured.

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Doniftod,

Apajpuuta

BogUCH

PusZtH*

monoBtor

24, 25 March

A: 17.5

A: 20

11 April

A: 15

S: 10.5

S: 13.5

4 June

S: 11

A: 34

A: 27.5

23 September

S: 27

A: 21.5

S: 25

A: 21

6 October

S: 18

A: 18

S: 15

S: 18

Random sampling of 1—3-day old sheep droppings with the underneath
soil of 10 X 10 X 5 cm was performed for sampling mites (five samples each
per pasture and date); these samples were put into sacks and mites were
extracted with the aid of Berlese—Balogh funnels in the laboratory.

For rearing flies three to four days old (in the autumn possibly five days
old) sheep droppings were collected into glass jars (those droppings are no
more attractive for oviposition of flies but dipterous larvae have surely not
left them). Each sample comprised four to five pieces of sheep droppings (as a
mean 250 g with 70 per cent water content). Rearing was made after the
method of Papp (1971) at air temperature of 24 -4 1 °C. In addition, flies
were also collected on fresh droppings by covering the droppings with a
sweeping net.

A more detailed description of our methods will be published in a sub¬
sequent paper by Adam, Mahunka and Papp.

Results. Data of the flies reared are summarized in Tables 1—3 and the
results of collecting flies on dropping in Table 4, respectively. The species
marked by an asterisk are of veterinary importance.

The dipterous specimens (2250 ex.) reared belong to 31 species; the
majority of these species has never been reared from sheep droppings (cf.
Hennig, 1964, 1976, etc.).

We managed to specify the constant-dominant species developing in
sheep droppings in Hungary (the species which were obtained from more
than 25% of the positive samples in a given period are regarded here as con¬
stant species). They are namely: Cecidomyiidae sp. indet. (from June to the
end of September), Sphaerocera curvipes Eatkeille, 1805 [March—May to
(?)June], Coproica lugubris (Haliday, 1836) (March to September), Scatho -
phaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758 (March to April and from September to
October), Pareglo cinerella (Fallen, 1825) (from April to October), Myospila
mvditabunda (Fabkicius, 1781) (from April to September), Musca tempestiva
Fallen, 1817 (from May—August to ?), Ravinia striata (Fabricius, 1794)
(from May to September).

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L. PAPP

The group which is richest in species among the 31 species is the family
Sphaeroceridae with 13 species. The number of the species of veterinary
importance is low (only five) and their dominance (combined) is not more
than 15.69%.

It is the summer period when most of the species are developing and
also the amount of the specimens is the highest, as shown below:

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Domsod, Apajpuszta

Species

3

8

2

Ex./sample

28.6 (0.1)*

12.6

3.8

Bo^acs

Species

3

11

5

Ex./sample

2.0

75.8

17.8 (0.1) !

Pusztamonostor

Species

3

12

6

Ex./sample

0.8

16.5

5.3

* without Scathophaga and Pareglc-
** without cecidomyiids

In the spring two species, Scathophaga stercoraria and Paregle cinerella
develop in higher numbers in some droppings, in the autumn cecidomyiids
and Scathophaga stercoraria are dominant.

In some cases (samples from the Hortobagy National Park, BNP) we
were able to make an estimate* of the production of dipterous larvae compared
to the weight of the sheep dung (counted in dry weight). The highest value is
4.5% (HNP No. 1), another sample (from summer) from the Hortobagy
(HNP No. 3) resulted in 0.65%. An estimation has been made for the rate of
the final weight of the dipterous larvae to l In* fresh dung (dry weights) for all
the samples: this is 0.23% for the positive samples and 0.18% if we include
also the negative samples.

Specimens of 40 dipterous species were netted on sheep dropping (Table4),
including species which develop in all probability there, though they have not
been reared here. This indicates the necessity of further collecting and rearing
in order to better understand the species composition of the dipterous com¬
munity of sheep droppings.

Discussion. It was found that sheep droppings in Hungary form no
autochtonous dipterous community, but other populations of all the species
reared develop in cattle droppings (cf. Papp 1971, 1976, Papp and Garzo,
1985): the dominance of the species is, however, different.

Rohacek (1984) collected 37 sphaerocerid species on red-deer droppings
in North Moravian peat-hogs; among them 21 species (marked by a letter

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FLIES IN SHEEP DHOPPINGS

371

“D” in tlie list below) have been collected in Slovakia on sheep droppings
(Roiia£ek, personal communication). Mis collectings (15 samples, several hun¬
dred specimens) resulted 35 sphaerocerid species from sheep droppings, as fol¬
lows: Sphaerocera curvipes Lath. (I)), Ischiolepta nitida Duda (D). /. pusilla
Fall. (D), /. vaporariorum Halid., Lotobia pallidiventris Meig., Lotophila atra
Meig. (D), Crumomyia nigra Meig. (D), Copromyza equina Fall. (D), C. sirnilis
Coll. (D), Trachyopella leucoptera Halid., T. kuntzei Duda, Elacliisoma bajzae
L. Papp, E. aterrimum Halid. (D), E . pilosum Duda, Halidayina spinipennis
Halid. (D), Coproica acutangula Zett., C. ferruginata Stenh. (D), C. hirticula
Coll. (I)), C. hirtula Rond., C. lugubris Halid. (I)). C. vagans Halid. (D),
Chaetopodella scutellaris Halid. (I)). Opaliniosina mirabilis Coll. (D), (). cal-
carifera Ron. (1)), (). collini Rich. (D), 0. simplex Rich. (D), Telomerina
pseudoleucoptera Duda (D), Paralinwsina fucata Rond., Spelobia clunipes
Meig. (D), S. faeroensis Deem., S. nana Rond., S. simplicipes Duda, S. ocliri-
pes Meig., Rudolfia rozkosnyi Ron. (D), Pteremis fenestralis Fall. This may
indicate a closer relationship of 1 In* sheep-dropping fly community with that
of tin* wild hoofers also in our country. An intensive collecting programme is
necessary towards the clarification of this relationship.

The production rate of the fly larvae developing in sheep droppings is
rather close to the maximum measured in cattle droppings (see Papp, 1971,
1976), though the crust of sheep droppings embodies a much higher propor¬
tion than that of the cattle droppings, and, sheep dropping dries out more
quickly than cattle dropping does; all these may reflect the comparatively
high caloric value of the sheep droppings. The mean production of fly larvae
compared to the dry weight of the dung is in the same order as the value of
Olechowicz (1976) ill tin* Picniny Mts pastures (0.18% vs. 0.40% of Olecho-
wicz); it is a matter of course that this rate is higher in the more wet condi¬
tions of mountain pastures.

Further research into the quantitative relations of the secretophagous
species of veterinary importance is needed before we can judge whether the
abundance of the latter species is higher than dangerous levels in the given
pastures or not, and, consequently, whether it is necessary to control them
and in which ways. The data involved in the Tables 1—3 do not justify such
a control measure.

According to our experience hitherto, more or less contrarily to the
decomposition of cattle droppings in Hungary, in the sheep droppings of the
coprophagous coleopteran species (first of all those of the genus Aphodius) are
antagonistic to tin* fly larvae in spring and autumn: the beetles scatter the
sheep droppings which then desiccate and consequently they become unsuit¬
able for tin* development of dipterous larvae (cf. Wallace and Tyndale-
Biscoe, 1983). This is why tin* period in which large-bodied dipterous larvae
(muscid species, etc.) can develop in sheep droppings becomes shorter by c. a

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372

L. PAPP

Table 1

Flies reared from sheep

Locality:

Negative sample:

No.:

Date:

l

Bogacs

1

2 3

24 March

4

Pusztainonostor

2

1 2 3

25 March

Species

Cecidomyiidae sp. indet.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Chloromyia formosa

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Phoridae sp. indet.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Sepsis fulgens

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Sepsis orthocnemis

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Sepsis punctual

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Sepsis thoracica

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Sphaerocera curvipes

—

—

—

1

1

1

4

Ischiolepta pusilla

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Jschiolepta vaporarionun

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Lotohia pallidiventris

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Coproica ferruginata

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Coproica hirticula

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Coproica lugubris

1

1

—

—

—

1

2

Coproica vagans

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Elachisorna aterrimum

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Elachisoma bajzae

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Halidayina spinipennis

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

Chaetopodella scutellaris

—

—

1

—

—

—

—

Spelobia ochripes

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Scathophaga stercoraria

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Calythea albicincta

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Paregle cinerella

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Jlylemya strenua

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Hylemya variata

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Myospila meditabunda*

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Dasyphora cyanicolor

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Muse a autumnalis*

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Musca osiris*

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Musca tempestiva*

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Ravinia striata *

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Diptera total

1

1

1

1

1

2

7

Hymenoptera

Leptopilina sp.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Braconidae indet.

—

--

—

—

—

—

—

Acta Znol. Hung. 31, 10H3

FLIES IN SHEEP DROPPINGS

373

droppings (spring)

Apujpuszta

5

Ilortohagy N. P.

Kerteako

Bugyi—Van)

1

2

3

11 April

4

5

1 2

22 April 24 April

27 April

1

2

28 April

3

_

—

—

—

—

— _

_

_

_

_

—

—

—

—

—

_ —

—

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

3

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1

2 6

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—, —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— , —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

_

42

25

1

8

23

554 108

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

185

—

—

I

—

58

—

10

—

49

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

3 3

15

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

4

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

17

227

25

1

9

24

563 175

22

11

1

66

■Ida Zool. Hun K . 31, 1985

374

L. PAPP

Table 2

Flies reared from sheep

Locality:
Negative sample:

No.:

Date:

Kunszcntniiklos

24 May

Apajpuszta

3 4

4 June

Species

Cecidomyiidae sp. indet.
Chloromyia formosa
Phoridae sp. indet.
Sepsis fulgens
Sepsis orthocnemis
Sepsis punctum
Sepsis thoracica
S'phaerocera curvipes
Ischiolepta pusilla
Ischiolepta vaporarium
Lot obi a pall i d iventr is
Coproica ferruginata
Coproica hirticula
Coproica lugubris
Coproica lagans
Elachisorna aterrimam
Elachisoma bajzae
Halidayina spinipennis
Chaetopodella sculellaris
Spelobia ochripes
Scathophaga stercoraria
Calythea albicincta
Paregle cinerella
Ilylemya strenua
Hylemya variata
Myospila meditabunda *
Dasyphora cyanicolor
Musca autumnalis*
Musca osiris*

Musca tempestiva*
Ravinia striata*

Diptera total

Hymenoptera

Leptopilina sp.
Braconidae indet.

3

2 6
1

7

1 1

I

1

1

1

2

23

3

20

7 5 8 2 25 24 4

Ada Zoot. //ling. 31, I9H5

FLIES IN SHEEP DKOPPINCS

375

droppings (summer)

1

Pu»ztamonostor

2 3 4

4 June

llortobugy N.

5 3

27 Aug

p.

l

C.*erepfalu

2 3

17 September

4

l

2

Hogarn

3 4

17 September

5

6

F6t

17 Sep

11

6

5

2

2 174

2

3

9

—

—

—

—

— —

_

—

—

—

1

—

—

45

1

10

—

2

—

1

— —

—

— —

—

—

— —

—

—

—

18

—

3

—

_

_

_

_

— —

—

9

2

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

5

15

—

7

2 4

1

— —

4

6

—

3

—

—

2

—

—

_

_

—

—

— —

—

— —

—

—

3

2

—

—

—

8

60

18

1

13 43

2

1 2

3

19

1

1 3

7

3

6

—

—

—

—

— —

2

— —

—

—

1

— —

—

—

—

8

4

1

—

1

—

2

2

2

5

1 9

1

1 1

1

—

1

1 3

—

—

—

_

_

—

—

— —

1

— —

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

_

_

—

—

14

—

— —

—

—

—

— —

—

—

—

_

_

48

—

8 1

2

10

5

35

9 12

46

10 10

9

2

—

2 _

—

—

1

56

85

133

45

59 244

53

21 14

19

35

31

11 9

9

4

16

1

1

1

6

.'tela Zool. llung. 31, 1985

376

L. PAPP

Table 3

Flies reared from sheep

Negativ

Locality: Apaj

e sample: 4

No.: 23 Sep-
Date: tember

l

Pusztamonostor

1

2 3

23 September

4

l

2 3

6 October

Hogues

4

Species

Cecidomyiidae sp. indet.

8

1

5 66

2

—

—

—

—

Chloromyia formosa

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Phoridae sp. indet.

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Sepsis fulgens

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Sepsis orthocnemis

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Sepsis punctum

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Sepsis thoracica

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Sphaerocera curvipes

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Ischiolepta pusilla

—

—

— —

1

—

—

—

—

Isehiolepta vaporariorum

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Lotobin pallidiventris

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Coproica ferruginata

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Coproica hirticula

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Coproica lugubris

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

Coproica vagans

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Elachisoma aterrimum

—

—

— —

—

16

—

—

—

Elachisoma bajzae

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Halidayina spinipennis

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Chaetopodella scutellaris

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Spelobia ochripes

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

Scathophaga stercoraria

—

—

— —

—

—

3

2

4

Calythea albicincta

—

_ _

—

—

—

—

—

Paregle cinerella

11

—

4

1

—

—

—

—

Jfylemya strenua

—

—

— —

—

2

—

1

—

llylemya variata

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Myospila meditabunda *

—

1

— —

2

—

—

—

—

Dasyphora cyanicolor

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Musca autumnalis*

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Musca osiris*

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Musca tempestiva*

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Ravinia striata*

—

4

1

—

—

—

—

—

Diptera total

19

6

10 66

6

18

3

3

4

Hymenoptera

Leptopilina sp.

—

1

— —

—

—

—

7

—

Braconidae indet.

—

—

— —

—

—

—

—

—

Acta Zool. Hung. 31, 1985

FLIES IN SHEEP DHOPPINGS

377

droppings (autumn)

llortobugy

N. P.

Total

Positive

5

6 7

8

specimens

samples

6 October

30 October

(»)

299

15

June end of September

—

— —

— —

2

2

1

3

3

-

—

1

56

6

—

— —

— —

1

21

1

2

—

— —

—

16

1 9

7

Q

March May

—

- -

— —

13

1

O

3

1

l

1

— —

1

2

1

2

—

_ —

— —

50

8

36

1

15

o

M arch — September

—

1

— -

2

1

—

— —

— —

1

2

1

824

c

1

2

1

13

9

—

3

49

Mar— Apr, Sep —Oct

1

_ _

J

512

27

April October

—

— —

— —

6

4

? September —October

—

2 _

— —

16

5

? — September -October

—

— —

54

4

1

17

61

18

1

1

2

6

April September

—

- -

— —

May- August ?

—

— —

— —

220

18

May — September

l

7 1

1 49

2250

8

17

3

4

3

G ;

.■icta Zoo/. Hung. 31, 1985

378

L. PAPP

Table 4

Flies collected from sheep droppings , 1983

Species

Bogacs

24 March

No. 1 No. 2

Cserep-

falu

24 March

Apajpuszta

4 June

Puszta-

monostor

4 June

Remark

Cecidomyiidae sp. indet.

_

_

_

1

_

*

Smittia sp.

2

—

1

—

—

(*)

Oxycera pantherinus

—

—

—

—

1

—

Haematopota pluvialis

—

—

—

—

2

—

Crossopalpus sp.

I

—

—

—

(*)

Dolichopodidae indet.

—

—

—

11

—

Conopidae indet.

—

—

—

1

—

—

Saltella nigripes

—

—

—

4

—

(*)

Sepsis biflexuosa

—

—

—

2

—

(*)

Sepsis fulgens

—

—

1

—

—

*

Sepsis thoracica

—

—

—

12

1

*

Psilopa nigripes

—

—

—

—

2

—

Psilopa polita

—

—

—

12

12

—

Nostima picta

—

—

—

1

—

~

Sphaerocera curvipes

11

19

1

—

—

*

lschiolepta pusilla

—

1

—

—

—

*

Crumomyia nigra

2

2

—

—

—

(*)

Copromyza equina

—

1

—

—

—

(*)

Coproica acutangula

—

—

—

2

1

O

Coproica ferruginata

65

57

1

—

—

*

Coproica lugubris

3

4

—

1

1

*

Coproica vagans

18

14

—

—

—

*

I*hilocoprella italica

—

—

—

1

—

(*)

IIalidayina spinipennis

4

3

—

—

—

*

Chaetopodella scutellaris

1

—

—

—

1

*

Spelobia clunipes

—

—

1

—

—

(*)

Leptometopa niveipennis

—

—

—

3

—

9

Meoneura flavifacies

—

—

—

—

1

9

Meoneura neglecta

—

—

—

1

2

9

Ophiomyia sp.

—

—

—

1

—

—

Pseudonapomyza atra

—

—

—

1

—

—

Chloropidae indet.

—

—

—

522

410

—

Paregle cinerella

—

—

—

2

6

*

Musca osiris

—

—

—

5

3

*

Musca tempestiva

—

—

—

1

—

*

Coenosia sp.

—

—

—

1

—

—

107

101

5

585

443

1241

— Species not developing in sheep droppings
* Species reared from sheep droppings
(*) Most probably develops in sheep droppings but it has not been reared
? Its development in sheep droppings is questionable

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month in the spring and hy one or two weeks in the autumn (depending on
the weather). We will continue our work to get more precise data of these
interactions.

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Acta Zoologica Hungarica 31 (4), pp. 381 395 (1985)

SOME NEW SPONGOVOSTOX BURR, 1911,
AND MARAVA BURR, 1911 TAXA
(DERMAPTERA: LAB11DAE)

H. Steinmann

Zoological Department , Hungarian Natural History Museum,

II-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary

(Received 10 July, 1984)

Descriptions of new taxa of the Spongovostox caudex sp. n. (Brazil), S. cosmos
sp. u. (Mexico), S. orpheus (sp. n. (Ghana), 8. orion sp. n. (Tanzania), S. globus sp. n.
(Afr.), 8. taurus sp. n. (Vietnam), 8. mirabilis sp. n. (Thailand), and Marava pyxis
sp. n. (Panama), M. grata sp. n. (Venezuela), M. draco sp. n. (Jamaica), and M. splen-
dida sp. n. (New Guinea). With 29 figures.

In preparing my world monograph of Derinaptera for the series “Das
Tierreich” I had the opportunity to study the collections of many museums.
The revision of this order of insects will he published in four volumes. The
suborder Catadermaptera is treated in the first two columes, while the sub¬
order Eudermaptera in volumes 3 and 4. The revision of the representatives
of the family Labiidae will be given in volume 3, completed just recently.
During revisionary work several new species have been discovered: the new
species of the genera Spongovostox and Marava are presented hereunder.

Spongovostox Burr, 1911

Spongovostox Bi rr, 1911, I ) t . ent. Natn.-Bihlthk., 2: 59. Type species: Forficula quadri -
maculata StAL, 1855.

Andex Burr, 1911, ibidem, 2: 60. Type species: Labia nigroflavida Rehn, 1905.

Microvostox Hebard, 1917, Trans. Amer. ent. Soc., 43: 310. Type species: Spongovostox
alter Burr, 1912.

Afrolabia Hincks, 1949, Entomologist’s month. Mag., 85: 76. Type species: Afrolabia
masai Hincks, 1949.

Head depressed or tumid, rather broad, postfrontal and coronal sutures
well marked or weakly visible. Eyes prominent, larger or comparatively smal¬
ler, but not of Labiid-type. Tegmina and wings well developed, or wings
shortened, sometimes absent or concealed. Pygidium and forceps in both sexes
various in shape and size. Male genitalia miscellaneous.

Distribution: Neotropical, Ethiopian, Indo-Austral and Orien¬
tal regions.

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Identification key to the American species

1 (2) Head, pronotum, and femora black, with sparse short, but conspicuous silvery setae;

male forceps with branches straight, each branch with two dorsal teeth

pygmaeu? (l)oiiRN, 1864)

2 (1) Head, pronotum, and femora without such silvery setae.

3 (6) Legs entirely yellow.

4 (5) Male pygidium very large, flat, conspicuous; each branch of forceps with prominent

inner tooth medially, and a small one apically; male genitalia as in Fig. 2

caudex sp. n.

5 (4) Male pygidium transverse; each branch of forceps with prominent inner tooth at

basal third; male genitalia as in Fig. 4 cosmos sp. n.

6 (3) Legs partially yellow.

7 (8) Pronotum almost quadrate, lateral margins parallel; femora dark brown or blackish

on at least basal half; male pygidium with two lateral and two apical tubercles

bilineatus (Scudder, 1869)

8 (7) Pronotum a little longer than broad or transverse.

9 (12) Pronotum a little longer than broad.

10 (11) Male pygidium very broad, conspicuous, posterior margin with prominent tubercles

and excision flavocinctus Brindle, 1982

11 (10) Male pygidium rounded, posterior margin with a small triangular excision

flavostriatus Brindle, 1982

12 (9) Pronotum transverse.

13 (14) Legs yellow, or with only extreme base of femora brown; tegmina with a yellow

patch on shoulders; male pygidium simple, strongly flattened, more or less rounded
apically ghilianii (Doiirn, 1864)

14 (13) Legs with femora brown or black.

15 (16) Brightly shining species; black, tegmina with a longitudinal yellow stripe; male

forceps straight, pygidium bottle-like alter Bi rr, 1912

16 (15) Less shining black or dark brown species; tegmina only yellow at shoulders or with

median part yellowish.

17 (18) Larger, body length 5 mm or more; tegmina yellow at shoulders; male forceps slender

and long, sometimes shorter, without inner tooth, but with a basal expansion; pygidium
large, ovoid sehwarzi (Caudell, 1909)

18(17) Smaller, body length below 4 mm; tegmina lighter medially, each branch of male
forceps with two inner teeth; pygidium small, strongly concavely excised posteriorly

barheri (Hebard, 1917)

Spongovostox caudex sp. n.

Male general colour dark brownish black; antennae dark brown; pro¬
notum, and tegmina unicolour; wings yellow basally, dark in sutural and
apical margins; legs yellowish brown. Cuticle of head, pronotum, and tegmina
finely punctured, abdominal tergites strongly punctured and pubescent. Head
large, broad; vertex with two well-marked depressions behind postfrontal
sutures; lateral margins behind eyes rounded; posterior margin emarginate in
the middle. Eyes large, about as long as length of head behind eyes. Antennae
broken in holotype; first joint normally developed, shorter than distance
between antennal bases; second quadrate; third joint long, about as long as
first. Pronotum transverse; lateral margins finely convex, posterior margin
rounded; median longitudinal furrow present. Tegmina fully developed, pos-

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Figs 1 4. 1 llolotype ultimate tergite and forceps of Spongovostox caiulex sj». n., and

2 ditto, genital armature of holotype. 3 llolotype ultimate tergite and forceps of
.S'. cosmos sp. n., and 4 ditto, llolotype genital armature (Original)

terior margin concave; wings well developed. Abdomen a little depressed,
fusiform, comparatively short;ultimate tergite l ransverse, postero-lateralangles
with a smaller but prominent spine, posterior margin broadly concave. Pygi-
dium characteristic, large, flattened, narrowed basally, widened medially, and
ending in a smaller, bifid apex. Each branch of forceps (Fig. 1) straight,
branches trigonal in cross-section basally, and medially, cylindrical apically;
inner margin with a larger tooth near mid-point. Genitalia (Fig. 2) large;
central parameral plate broad, strongly narrowed basally; virga within genital
lobe long, and associated with a specific sclerotized plate; external paramere
narrow, apex acuminate.

Length of body with forceps: 11 mm.

Female unknown.

llolotype male: Brazil, gen. prep. No. 861, det. Dr. H. Steinmann. Deposited in
the Agassiz Museum, Cambridge, USA.

Spongovostox cosmos sp. n.

Male general colour dark brown; antennae lighter brown; pronotum and
tegmina unicolour, wings yellow basally, but dark in sutural and apical mar¬
gins; legs yellow; femora a little fuliginous. Cuticle of head, pronotum, tegmina
and abdominal tergites finely punctured. Head broad, large; vertex with a
narrow depression near postfrontal suture; lateral margins of head behind
eyes rounded; posterior margin emarginate in the middle. Eyes large, a little
longer than length of head behind eyes. Antennae 15-jointed; first joint short,
slightly shorter than distance between antennal bases; second quadrate, third

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joint long, about as long as first. Pronotum transverse, with rounded lateral
and posterior margins; median longitudinal furrow distinct. Tegmina well
developed, posterior margin strongly concave; wings fully developed. Abdomen
long, a little expanded medially; ultimate tergite broad, smooth, glabrous,
posterior margin trisinuate. Pygidium broad, strongly narrowed apically, apex
a little bifid; posterior margin of apex concave. Each branch of forceps (Fig. 3)
arcuate basally, and straight medially; branches trigonal in cross-section
basally, elliptical medially, and cylindrical apically; inner ventral margin with
a large tooth, and branches with a fine crenulation medially. Genitalia (Fig. 4)
well developed; central parameral plate a little broadened medio-apically;
virga within genital lobe very long; external paramere broad basally, nar¬
rowed to apex.

Length of body with forceps: 11—12 mm.

Female unknown.

Holotype male: Mexico, Queretaro, 16 in E Lande de Matamoros, 5300 ft, vii 18 19,

1970, under oak bark, A. Newton, gen. prep. No. 862, det. Dr. H. Steinmann (deposited
in the Agassiz Museum, Cambridge, USA). Paratype male: ditto, gen. prep. No. 863, det.
Dr. 11. Steinmann (deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest).

ETHIOPIAN GROUP
Spongovostox orpheus sp. n.

Male rather very dark brownish black; antennae brown, with first joint
very dark brown; pronotum and tegmina unicolorous; wings yellow, broadly
dark brown on sutural margins and apical parts; forceps reddish. Cuticle
strongly punctured, and tegmina with black seta-like hairs laterally. Head
broad, depressed vertically; postfrontal and coronal sutures well marked.
Eyes large, about as long as length of head behind eyes; posterior margin of
head emarginate in the middle. Antennae broken in holotype; first joint
shorter than distance between antennal bases; second quadrate, third joint
long, more or less as long as first. Pronotum transverse, lateral margins straight,
widened posteriorly; posterior margin rounded; median longitudinal furrow
finely marked. Tegmina with truncate posterior margin; wings well developed.
Abdomen comparatively broad and short, abdominal tergites 3—4 with large
lateral glandular folds; ultimate tergite transverse, smooth, simple. Pygidium
characteristic, longer than broad, lateral margins straight, finely narrowed
apically; posterior margin straight medially, plate with two lateral spines.
Each branch of forceps (Fig. 5) very simple, trigonal in cross-section basally
and medially, cylindrical apically; inner margins without tooth. Genitalia
(Fig. 6) specific; central parameral plate narrow basally, widened apically;
virga within genital lobe very long, and associated with a characteristic

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Ki^s 5 8. 5 Holotype ultimate tergitc and forceps of Spongovostox orphcus sp. n.. and

6 ditto, genital armature of holotype. 7 Holotype ultimate termite and forceps of
N. orion sp. n., and 8 ditto, genital armature of holotype (Original)

sclerotized plate; external paramere of Spongi phora- type, strongly widened
basally, and narrowed apieally.

Length of body with forceps; 7 mm.

Female unknown.

Holotype male: Ghana, kwadaso, 2(>. 2. 1969, legit: l)r. Endrody-Younga, gen.
prep. No. 857, det. Dr. II. STEINMANN. Deposited in the Hungarian Natural History
Museum. Budapest.

Its nearest ally
following differences:

is Spongovostox tritubcrculatus Bkindle, 1973, with the

orpheus sp. n. tritubcrculatus BltlNDLE

1. Legs

2. Apex of pygidiuui

3. Virga

black

with two lateral
spines
straight

yellow or light brown
with three tubercles

recurrent

Spongovostox orion sp. n.

Male general colour dark reddish brown; shining; antennae dark brown,
first joint a little darker; legs light brown, unicolorous. Cuticle very finely
punctured and pubescent. Head transverse, tumid; postfrontal and coronal
sutures indistinct; lateral margins behind eyes straight, postero-lateral angles
rounded, and posterior margin concave. Eyes large, about as long as length of
head behind eyes. Antennae 12-jointed; first joint long, hut shorter than dis¬
tance between antennal bases; second quadrate, third joint long, but a little
shorter than scape. Pronotum more or less quadrate, with sides only slightly
curved and not curving smoothly into slightly convex posterior margin;

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Figs 9 12. 9 = Female ultimate tergite and forceps of Spongovostox orion sp. n. — 10

Holotype ultimate tergite and forceps of S. globus sp. n., and 11 ditto, genital armature
of holotype. — 12 - Holotype ultimate tergite and forceps of S. taurus sp. n. (Original)

median longitudinal furrow present. Tegmina comparatively short, posterior
margin concave; wings absent or very short, only tips visible. Abdomen elon¬
gated, a little depressed; lateral glandular folds on third and fourth tergites
represented only by swellings of the cuticle. Ultimate tergite very broad,
smooth, posterior margin more or less straight. Pygidium very small, posterior
margin with two very small tubercles. Each branch of forceps (Fig. 7) trigonal
in cross-section basallv, and medially, cylindrical apically; ventral inner edge
with a very small tubercle-like tooth on the apical portion. Genitalia (Fig. 8)
very characteristic, not of Spongovostox- type; central parameral plate ovoid,
strongly narrowed anteriorly; virga within genital lobe short; external paramere
conspicuous, as in Fig. 8. — Female very similar to male, but pygidium rounded
apically, and forceps (Fig. 9) with specific branches, strongly trigonal in cross-
section basally, widened medially, and cylindrical apically; ventral inner mar¬
gin with a large tooth basally.

Length of body with forceps in both sexes: 11—12.5 mm.

Holotype male: Tanzania, Uzungwa Mts., Mwanihana Forest, 1000 m, 01, viii, 1982,
leg. M. Stoltze, and N. Scharff, gen. prep. No. 886, det. Dr. H. Steinmann. Paratype:
ditto, 32 females (deposited in the Universitetets Zoologiske Museum. Kobenhavn), and
ditto, 1800 m. 18. viii. 1982, 1 female (deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum,
Budapest).

Its nearest ally is Spongovostox testaceus (Borelli, 1923), with the follow¬
ing differences:

orion sp. n. testaeeus (Borelli)

1. Male pygidium

2. Inner tooth of forceps

3. External paramere of male
genitalia

4. Inner tooth of female forceps

small

small near at apex

very large
obtuse

large

large near mid-point

very small
sharp

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Spongovostox globus sp. n.

Male unicolorous, dark reddish brown; shining. Cuticle finely punctured
and pubescent. Head comparatively large, tumid; postfrontal and coronal
sutures indistinct; lateral margins behind eyes and postero-lateral angles
rounded; posterior margin strongly concave. Eyes large, but a little shorter
than length of head behind eyes. Antennae 16-jointed; first joint large and
long, but a little shorter than distance between antennal bases; second trans¬
verse, third joint long, rest of joints long and slender, with sparse hairs. Pro-
notum quadrate, lateral margins more or less straight, postero-lateral angles
rounded; posterior margin convex; median longitudinal furrow present. Pro-
notum depressed medially, the transverse depression prominent. Tegmina well
developed, posterior margin obliquely truncate or a little concave. Wings
entirely absent. Abdomen long, a little depressed; glandular folds present on
third and fourth tergites. Ultimate tergite broad, smooth, posterior margin
trisinuate. Pygidium transverse, lateral margins concave, posterior margin
more or less straight, postero-lateral angles with a small tubercle. Each branch
of forceps (Fig. 10) arcuate; branches trigonal in cross-section basally, and
medially, cylindrical apically; dorsal inner edge sharp, with a larger tooth
near pygidium, ventral inner edge finely crenulate, ending in a sharp tooth at
apical portion. Genitalia (Fig. 11) comparatively narrow, and long; central
parameral plate a little widened apically; virga within genital lobe with
specific curvature basally, I In* curvature being Irdex- type; virga associated
with a larger and sclerotizcd plate; external paramere long, trigonal, apex
acuminate.

Length of body with forceps: 16.5 min.

Female unknown.

Holotype male: Africa (type without labels, but with a label by Vosseleii: Sp. assinien-
sis !), gen. prep. No. 927, det. Dr. II. Steinmann. Deposited in the Museum fur Natur-
kunde. Berlin, DDR.

Its nearest ally is Spongovostox hurgeoni Borelli, 1923, with the follow¬
ing differences:

glolms sp. n.

hurgeoni Bokelli

1. Male forceps

2. Male genitalia

3. External paramere

4. Virga

with inner teeth
narrow
very narrow
widened basally

without inner tooth
broad
very broad
narrow basally

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Spongovostox taurus sp. n.

Male head and pronotum blackish brown; antennae light yellow, with first
joint darker; legs yellowish, femora brown except apices; tegmina with large
and long yellowish spot laterally, wings yellow, with a narrow brownish line;
abdomen dark reddish brown, pygidium yellow, but brownish hasally, forceps
yellowish. Cuticle very finely punctured and shining. Head smooth, broad,
tumid; postfrontal and coronal sutures indistinct. Lateral and posterior margin
of head straight, postero-lateral angles rounded. Eyes large, a little shorter
than length of head behind eyes. Antennae 13-joint ed; first joint typical,
shorter than distance between antennal bases; second quadrate, third joint
about as long as scape. Pronotum more or less as long as broad; lateral margins
straight, widened posteriorly; posterior margin straight; median longitudinal
furrow present. Tegmina and w ings fully developed. Abdomen long, parallel¬
sided, but somewhat narrowed anteriorly. Ultimate tergite broad, simple,
posterior margin trisinuate. Pygidium characteristic, a little longer than broad,
lateral margins a little narrowed medially, posterior margin deeply emarginate,
with two sharp lateral tubercles. Each branch of forceps (Fig. 12) simple,
branches trigonal in cross-section basally, and cylindrical apically. Genitalia
(Fig. 13) characteristic, not of Spongovostox- type, and similar to mirabilis sp. n.;
central parameral plate strongly narrowed basally, and expanded apically;
genital lobe very broad on apical portion; virga within genital lobe straight,
with a rounded sclerotized section medially; external paramere conspicuous,
depressed anteriorly, broad medially, and drawn-out apically, apex directed
outwards and curved. Female similar to male, but pygidium very small

Figs 13 16. 13 = Holotype genital armature of Spongovostox taurus sp. n., and 14 ditto,

female ultimate tergite and forceps. 15 = Holotype ultimate tergite and forceps of S. mira¬
bilis sp. n., and 16 — ditto, genital armature of holotype (Original)

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forceps (Fig. 14) depressed, strongly trigonal, dorsal inner margin with a
prominent tooth near pygidium.

Length of body with forceps in both sexes: 10—11 mm.

Holotype male: Vietnam, Cuc-phuong, Bongi oserdo, 21. 12. 1965. logit: Dr. T. IY)CS,
gen. prep. No. 930. del. Dr. H. Steinmann. Paratype, ditto, 2 females. Deposited in
the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

Its nearest ally is
following differences:

Spongovostox suniatramis Boeseman. 1954, with the

taurus sp. n.

su mat ran us BoESEMAN

1. Posterior margin of male
pygidium

2. Female pygidium

3. Body

4. Pronotum

excised medially
very small
hlackish brown
quadrate

concave

large

brownish yellow
subquadrate

Spongovostox mirahilis sp. n.

Male head, pronotum, humeral part of tegmina, basal part of femora,
anterior part of abdomen, and ultimate tergite black; antennae dark brown;
legs brown; lateral part of tegmina, and basal part of wings yellowish, humeral
and apical margins of wings brown. Cuticle punctured and pubescent. Head
large, tumid; postfrontal and coronal sutures absent; lateral margins of head
behind eyes and antero-lateral angles rounded; posterior margin concave
medially. Eyes large, but a little shorter than length of head behind eyes.
Antennae broken in holotype; first joint short, essentially shorter than dis¬
tance between antennal bases; second transverse, third joint long, but shorter
than scape. Pronotum transverse, lateral margins straight and a little expanded
posteriorly; last margin convex; median longitudinal furrow present, well
marked. Tegmina and wings well developed. Abdomen fusiform, expanded
medially; ultimate tergite broad, tumid, posterior margin trisinuate. Pygidium
broad basally, strongly narrowed apically, posterior apex with small but con¬
spicuous excision and two prominent tubercles. Each branch of forceps (Fig. 15)
asymmetrical in holotype; branches trigonal in cross-section basally, cylindrical
apically; inner ventral margin with a prominent flattened near pygidium,
flattened section strongly crenulate. Genitalia (Fig. 16) very similar to taurus
sp. n., but virga within genital lobe short, central parameral plate narrowed
medially, strongly expanded apically; external paramere strongly depressed
anteriorly. — Female similar to male, but forceps (Fig. 17) flattened, branches
trigonal in cross-section basally, elliptical apically; inner margin with a small
tooth near pygidium.

Length of body with forceps in both sexes: 9—10 mm.

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Figs 17 20. 17 = Female ultimate tergite and forceps of Spongovostox mirabilis sp. n.

18 = Holotype ultimate tergite and forceps of Marava pyxis sp. n., 19 ditto, posterior
margin of penultimate sternite, and 20 ditto, genital armature of holotype (Original)

Holotype male: S. Thailand, Ra Ta phum, 18. 1. 1981. gen. prep. No. 931. det. Dr. H-
Steinmann. Paratype female: S. Thailand. Pa Hani, Csoungkhla. 11.1. 1981. Deposited
in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

Its nearest ally is
the following differences:

o'

1. Pronotum

2. Male pygidium

3. Male forceps

4. External parainere

S/)ongovostox anarnalaiensis

mirahilis sp. n.

transverse
transverse
simple
strongly flat

Srivastava, 1969, with

anaiualaiensis Srivastava

Srivastava
about as long as broad
longer than hroad
with inner tooth
normal

Marava Burr, 1911

Marava Bi :rr. 1911, Dt. ent. Natn.-Biblthk., 2: 60. Tvpe species: Labia grandis Dubrony,
1879.

Prolabia Burr, 1911, ibidem, 2: 60. Type species: Forficula arachidis Yersin, 1860.

Larex Burr, 1911, ibidem, 2: 60. Type species: Spongophora rogersi Bormans, 1893.
Laprobia Hincks, 1960, Proc. R. cut. Soc. London, (B) 29: 155. Type species: Forficula
unidcntata Beauvois, 1817.

A genus which is not too w ell defined, but the antennal joints are usually
good characters, but some variations occur. The tegmina art* glabrous, and
usually shining, often brightly shining; the male forceps art* of various forms,
having contiguous branches.

Distribution : recorded from all faunal regions.

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NEOTROPICAL GROU1

Marava pyxis sp. n.

ish black; antennae brown; legs yellow; anterior two-thirds of pronotum yel¬
low, posterior part blackish; posterior part of abdomen and forceps light red.
Cuticle shining, glabrous. Head large, tumid: postfrontal and coronal sutures
indistinct; lateral margins behind eyes straight; postero-lateral angles rounded,
posterior margin of head concave in the middle. Eyes normally developed,
slightly shorter than length of head behind eyes. Antennae broken in holo-
type; first joint long, but a little shorter than distance between antennal
bases; second transverse, third joint long. Pronotum more or less quadrate;
lateral and posterior margin straight, parallel-sided laterally; median longi¬
tudinal furrow weakly visible. Tegmina comparatively short, posterior margin
obliquely truncate. Wings absent. Abdomen fusiform, widened medially; lateral
glandular folds on third and fourth tergites very small. Ultimate tergite trans¬
verse, with posterior ridge; last margin trisinuate. Pygidium characteristic,
lateral margins straight, widened posteriorly, and with a lateral tubercle in
both sides; posterior margin strongly excised. Penultimate sternite with two
prominent tubercles (Fig. 19), and with a median emargination. Each branch
of forceps (Fig. 18) arcuate, branches strongly trigonal in cross-section basally
and medially, cylindrical apically; dorsal and ventral inner edge with some
smaller tubercles near base. Genitalia (Fig. 20) specific; central parameral
plate comparatively narrow, virga within genital lobe short and associated
with a larger sclerotized plate; external paramere very narrow, and acuminate
on apex.

Length of body with forceps: 5 mm.

Female unknown.

Holotype male: Panama, Barro Colorado Is. Canal Zone, July, 1969, S. Lawrence B.
and T. Hlavac, coll., gen. prep. No. 935, det. Dr. II. Steinmann (deposited in the Agassiz
Museum, Cambridge, USA). Paratype male: ditto, 1 ex. (deposited in the Hungarian
Natural History Museum. Budapest).

Its nearest ally is Marava parva (Burr, 1912 ), with the following dif¬
ferences:

pyxis sp. n.

parva (Burr)

J. Posterior margin of male

penultimate sternite

2. Male pygidium

3. Virga

4. Pronotum

with two spines
with lateral tubercles
short
quadrate

rounded

without lateral tubercles

very long

transverse

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II. STEINMANN

Marava grata sp. n.

Male head blackish; median part of pronotum, tegmina, humeral and
posterior part of wings, dark brownish black; antennae brown, lateral parts of
pronotum, and legs light yellowish brown; abdominal tergites dark reddish
brown, and forceps reddish. Cuticle finely punctured, shining. Head large,
broad, tumid; postfrontal and coronal sutures obsolete; lateral margins behind
eyes straight, postero-lateral angles rounded, posterior margin weakly concave.
Eyes well developed, but shorter than length of head behind eyes. Antennae
broken in holotype; first joint comparatively small, essentionally shorter than
distance between antennal bases; second joint transverse, third long. Pro¬
notum longer than broad; lateral margins straight, widened posteriorly; pos¬
terior margin convex; median longitudinal furrow indistinct. Tegmina and
wings well developed, wings yellow basally. Abdomen broad, more or less
parallel-sided; ultimate tergite broad; depressed medially near posterior mar¬
gin; last margin straight. Penultimate sternite with posterior margin specific,
strongly emarginate between two small tubercles (Fig. 22). Pygidium longer
than broad, trigonal with rounded apex. Each branch of forceps (Fig. 21)
moderately short, with numerous hairs; branches strongly dilate on basal half,
and cylindrical on apical one; inner margin ending in a large tooth near mid¬
point. Genitalia (Fig. 23) specific; central parameral plate oval, well developed,
virga within genital lobe short and strongly curved, and associated with a
smaller sclerotized plate; external paramere conspicuous, very narrow, slender
and long.

Length of body with forceps: 8 mm.

Female unknown.

Holotype male: Venezuela, Nagenei, gen. prep. No. 934, det. Dr. 11. Steinmann.
Deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

Figs 21 -24. 21 = Holotype ultimate tergite and forceps of Marava grata sp. n., 22 = ditto,
posterior margin of penultimate sternite, and 23 ditto, genital armature of holotype. —
24 Holotype ultimate tergite and forceps of M. draco sp. n. (Original)

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393

Its nearest ally is
following differences:

Marava machupicchuensis Brindle,

1971, with the

gruta sp. n.

inacliupiechuensis It kindle

1. Inner margins of male forceps

2. Posterior margin of male
penultimate sternite

3. Apex of male pygidium

strongly widened

with rounded
emargination
rounded

simple

concave

excised

Marava draco sp. n.

Male head dark brownish black; antennae brown, pronotum and tegmina
unicolorous, yellowish brown; legs yellow, l>ut femora broadly darkened; ante¬
rior part of abdomen darker, posterior one lighter brown; forceps and pygidium
yellow. Cuticle of head, pronotum and tegmina shining, impunctate, abdominal
tergites finely punctured and pubescent. Head large, tumid; postfrontal and
coronal sutures obsolete; lateral margins with postero-lateral angles rounded;
posterior margin emarginate in the middle. Eyes comparatively small, essen¬
tially shorter than length of head behind eyes. Antennae 12-jointed; first joint
long, but shorter than distance between antennal bases; second quadrate,
third joint twice as long as fourth. Pronotum transverse, lateral margins
straight, with sharp lateral longitudinal ridge; posterior margin straight, but
postero-lateral angles rounded; median longitudinal furrow well marked; pro-
zona tumid, metazona deplanate. Tegmina short, only a little longer than
pronotum; wings absent. Abdomen depressed, broad and ov al; lateral glandular
folds on third and fourth tergites present. Ultimate tergite transverse, with
triangular depression near posterior margin, latter trisinuate. Pygidium char¬
acteristic (Fig. 24); very broad basally, dorsal part rounded with a dark brown
trigonal spot medially; ventral part flattened, directed ventrally, posterior
margin with two smaller tubercles. Each branch of forceps (Fig. 24) strongly
trigonal in cross-section at basal half, and a little curved apically; dorsal ridge
very sharp, ventral inner edge with a single small tooth. Posterior margin of
penultimate sternite (Fig. 25) simple, rounded. Genitalia (Fig. 26) with large,
fully developed central parameral plate, virga within genital lobe compara¬
tively short and associated with a smaller sclerotized plate; external paramere
narrow, the tips directed inwards.

Length of body with forceps: 6.5 mm.

Female unknown.

Holotype male: Jamaica, gen. prep. No. 936. (let. I)r. II. Steinmann. Deposited in
-he Agassiz Museum., Cambridge, USA.

7 *

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394

Figs 25 29. 25 Holotype penultimate sternite of Marava draco sp. n., and 26 = dittos

genital armature of holotype. 27 llolotype ultimate tergite and forceps of M. splendida
sp. n., 28 ditto, genital armature of holotype, and 29 female ultimate tergite and forceps

(Original)

Its nearest ally is Marava silvestrii (Borelli, 1905) with the following
differences:

1. Basal part of male forceps

2. External paramere of male
genitalia

3. Male pygidium

4. Eyes

draco sp. n.

silvestrii (Borelli)

strongly trigonal in
cross-section

depressed

long

broad

large

short

narrow

smaller

INDO-AUSTRALIAN GROUP

Identification key to the Indo-Austral species

1 (2) Pronotum longer than broad; fore legs with dark femora, median and last femora

yellow excepting dark hase; male genitalia specific, virga within genital lobe S-shaped

nigrclla (DuBRONY, 1879)

2 (1) Pronotum quadrate or transverse.

3 (4) Male forceps with very large, depressed, lobe-like tooth near mid-point; pygidium

short, transverse fulgida Brindle, 1970

4 (3) Male forceps with oidy smaller inner tooth or teeth.

5 (6) Central parameral plate of male genitalia normally developed, not strongly narrowed

basally arachidids (Yersin, 1860)

6 (5) Central parameral plate of male genitalia strongly narrowed basally.

7 (8) Male forceps comparatively simple, without large inner tooth basally near pygidium;

male genitalia similar to feae (Dijbhony), but sclerotized plate of virga large, S-shaped

splendida sp. n.

8 (7) Male forceps comparatively longer, various in shape and size, with large inner tooth

near pygidium, and with a smaller tooth medially; male genitalia with smaller sclero¬
tized plate, latter not S-shaped feae (Dubrony, 1879)

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Marava splnidida sp. n.

Male head, medial part of pronotum black; antennae brown; legs light
brown, but basal two-thirds of femora brownish black; tegmina reddish brown,
wings yellow basally, dark brown on humeral and apical portions; abdomen
reddish postero-dorsally, dark brown laterally and anteriorly; forceps brown,
but reddish basally. Cuticle shining, with finely punctation. Head large, tumid;
postfrontal and coronal sutures obsolete; lateral margins curving smoothly
into to concave posterior margin. Eyes large, about as long as length of head
behind eyes. First antennal joint normally developed, shorter than distance
between antennal bases; second and rest of joints typical of tin* genus. Pro¬
notum transverse, lateral margins straight, slightly widened posteriorly, pos¬
terior margin rounded; prozona tumid, metazona deplanate. Tegmina com¬
paratively short, wings well developed. Abdomen fusiform, finely expanded
medially, ultimate tergitc broad, simple, posterior margin more or less straight.
Pygidium (Fig. 27) characteristic, broad basally, narrowed apically, lateral
margins with a small ventral tubercle; posterior margin straight, with a smaller
postero-lateral tubercle. Each branch of forceps (Fig. 27) arcuate, trigonal in
cross-section basally, cylindrical apically, inner margins without tooth or teeth,
but with a very small tubercle near pygidium. Genitalia (Fig. 28) very narrow
basally, strongly widened apically, virga within genital lobe specific, long,
with a characteristic sclerotization; external paramere long and acuminate.
Female very similar to male, but pygidium quadrate, forceps (Fig. 29) with
specific crenulation at inner ventral edge near pygidium.

Length of body with forceps in both sexes: 7.5 8 mm.

Holotype male: New Guinea, Port Moresby, Mt. Wilhelm, legit. I)r. .1. Balogh, gen.
prep. No. 284, (let. I)r. II. Steinmann. and 2 paratypes (males) ditto (deposited in the Hun¬
garian Natural History Museum. Budapest). Paratype female: New Guinea, Finschhafen,
L. W. Jarcho (deposited in the Agassiz Museum. Cambridge, USA).

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Acta Zoologica Hungarica 31 (4). />/>. 397 404 (1985)

KEYS TO THE FIFTH INSTAR LARVAE
OF FLAT BUGS OF THE CARPATHIAN BASIN
(HETEROPTERA: ARADIDAE)

T. Vasarhelyi

Zoological Department. Hungarian Natural History Museum ,

II-1088 Budapest. Baross u. 13 , Hungary

(Received 12 October, 1984)

Keys are given to the fifth instar larvae of the Aradid subfamilies, the two
Aneurus and 23 Aradus species of the Carpathian Basin. Several imaginal characters
are incorporated especially those on antenna, pronotum and tip of abdomen. With
49 figures.

Species of the family Aradidae often live in larger colonies under bark
of trees, or specimens of different developmental stadia can be collected
simultaneously. The larvae, when dried, very often remain intact due to their
stronger cuticle, thus their preparation is easy. The knowledge of the larvae,
however, is far from being satisfactory, either postembrional changes, their
bearing in the classification or their identification is concerned.

The larvae of even tin* European species are less known. Jordan (1932)
described the egg, the first instar larva of Aradus cinnamomeus (Panzer,
1794), A. conspicuus Herrich-Schaffer, 1835 ( A. crenatus Say, 1831;
Heiss, 1980) and all the five instars of A. depressus (Fabricius, 1794), while
in 1957 three larval instars of A. brevicollis Fallen, 1807. Tamanini in 1955
described the larva of A. frigidus Kiritshenko, 1913, and in 1950 the larvae
of A. betulinus Fallen, 1829, A. corticalis (Linne, 1758) and A. pictus Baeren-
sprung, 1859. The larvae of A. cinnamomeus (Panzer, 1794) were described
by several authors, including Putshkov (1974), who also treated Mezira tre-
mulae (Germar, 1822), Aneurus laevis (Fabricius, 1775) and A. avenius
(Dufour, 1833). The author described the larval development of Aradus
ribauti Wagner, 1955, A. krueperi Reuter, 1884 (Vasarhelyi, 1978 and 1982,
respectively), and elder larvae of nine further Aradus species (A. versicolor
Herrich-Schaffer, 1835, A. truncatus Fieber, 1861, A. distinctus Fieber,
1861, A. mints Bergroth, 1894, A. serbicus Horvath, 1888, A . himaculatus
Reuter, 1872, A. kuthyi Horvath, 1899, A. lugubris Fallen, 1807, A. erosus
Fallen, 1807; Vasarhelyi 1985). Larvae of several common species are
available in collections and are also at hand, thus an attempt is made to
prepare an identification key which includes 91% of the species reported from,
and 84% of the species supposedly living in the Carpathian Basin (cf. Vasar¬
helyi, 1978).

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398

t. vAsArhelyi

No specimen of Cali sins salicis Horvath, 1913 and Aradus ( Quilnus)
discedens Horvath, 1911 was seen, however, regularities of postembrional
development and investigation of a Javan Cali si us larva allowed the prepara¬
tion of the keys. For each Aradus species an antennal formula is given, which

Figs 16. 1 — Mezira tremulae Germar, 2 = same, pretarsus, 3 - Aneurus laevis Fabricius,

4 = same, pretarsus, 5 = same, ventrolaterotergites, 6 = A. avenius Di four, ventrolatero-

tergites

is the relative length of antennal joints in percentage of the total length of
the antenna. The measurements were taken from as many as possible, but
generally not more than ten specimens. Relative length of antennal joints was
found relatively conservative since averages of different series showed great
similarity. As an example, the relative length of antennal joints of Aradus
corticalis is according to Tamanini (material: Alto Adige, Italy) 14 : 39 : 23 :
24, while according to my data (material: Viliti, Finland) 13 : 38 : 23 : 26. The
drawings were made with drawing apparatus thus may figure minor individual
characters, antennae (Figs 16—37) are figured with the same magnification.
Figures 2, 4, 7 and 8 were redrawn from scanning electron micrographs,
figures 2, 7 and 9 show details of adult specimens.

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399

Key to Aradid subfamilies

1 (4) Pattern of dorsal apodemal impressions on abdominal termites 3 7 as 2 : 2 : l

(Figs 1. 3).

2 (3) Genae much surpassing apex of clypeus, postocular tubercle surpassing eye laterally.

First scent gland opening with ejecting channel and evaporative area. Pulvillus
hair-like (Figs l 2). [The only genus and species of the subfamily: Mezira tremuluv
(Germar, 1822)] Mezirinae

3 (2) Genae not reaching apex of clypeus, postocular tubercle not reaching outer orbit

of eye. First scent gland opening slit-like. Pulvillus with curled, narrow basis, flatten¬
ing apically (Figs 3 4) Aneurinae

4 (1) Pattern of dorsal apodemal impressions on abdominal tergites 3 7 as 2 : 1 : 1

(Figs 13, 49).

5 (6) Pulvillus absent. Antennae normally much longer than head. Lateral margin of

laterotergites with one row of granulation. Scutellum not reaching above abdominal
tergite l (Figs 7, 49) Aradinae

6 (5) Pulvillus with short, narrow basis and broad, laminate apex. Antennae shorter than

head, joint 4 by far the longest, even longer than that of adult (Fig. 9). Lateral margin
of laterotergites with double row of granulation. Scutellum covering partly the
abdomen, too (Figs 8, 9). [The only genus and species of the subfamily: Calisius
snlicis Horvath, 1913] Calisiinae

Key to the Aiieurus species

1 (2) Spiracles on segments 2 5 ventral, 6 8 lateral. Anterior margin of posterior apo¬

demal impression in the lateral row convex (Figs 3, 5) laevis (Fabricius, 1775)

2 (1) Spiracles on segments 2 7 ventral, 8 lateral. Anterior margin of posterior apodemal

impression in the lateral row straight or concave (Fig. 6) avenius DuFOUR, 1833

Key to the Aradus species

1 (2) Rostrum short, not reaching hind margin of head (subgenus: Quilnus)

discedens Horvath, 1911

2 (1) Rostrum surpassing hind margin of head (subgenus: Aradus s. str.).

3 (4) Laterotergite of segment 9 inconspicuous, fused with laterotergite 8 (Fig. 10). Anten¬

nal joint 2 cylindrical basally, than thickening to apical cylindrical part (Fig. 16).
Lateral margin of pronotuin serrate, straight or concave. 1 " Rostrum surpassing hind
margin of prosternum. Antennal formula 14 : 39 : 24 : 23 lugtihris Fallen, 1807

4 (3) Laterotergite of segment 9 always conspicuous, at least apically free (as in Fig. 13).

Antennal joint 2 generally not as above.

5 (6) Antenniferous tubercle without obvious tooth laterally, but with oblique protrusion

of longer granulation (Fig. 11). Antennal joint 2 slightly thickening toward apex,
antenna 1.6 times as long as width of head (Fig. 17). Tergites 3 6 with median

elevation. Antennal formula 14 : 34 : 26 : 26 serbicus Horvath, 1888

6 (5) Antenniferous tubercle with an obvious tooth laterally (as in Fig. 18). Tergites 3 6

generally without median elevation, if present than with yellow or black tubercles
on it (as in Fig. 39).

7 (12) Antennae and legs with whitish tubercles (Figs 12, 18 20). Lateral margin of pro-

notum, wing pads (at least basally) and laterotergites roughly dentate, owing to un¬
even protrusions of the plates in question (Figs 13 15). Antennal joint 2 twice as

long as or longer than joint 3.

* If the thesis of a character stays in the key without its antithesis, it is characteristic
of the species in question and is considered to be important, but can be shared by othes species
too, thus might be mentioned elsewhere again.

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400

r. vAsArhelyi

Figs 7 —15. 7 = Aradus ribauti Wagner, pretarsus, 8 Calisius sp.. pretarsus, 9 — C. suli-
cis Horvath, antenna of imago, 10 Aradus lugibris Fallen, tip of abdomen, 11 — A.
cerbicus Horvath, head and pronotum, 12 A. krueperi Reuter, middle leg. 13 same,
tip of abdomen, 14 - A. ribauti Wagner, tip of abdomen, 15 — A. betulae Linne, tip ol

abdomen

8 (11) Antennal joint 2 cylindrical, thickening apieally only, about twice as long as joint 3

(Figs 18 19). The above-mentioned margins somewhat more finely dentate, antero¬
lateral angle of laterotergites mostly with an inconspicuous tooth (Figs 13 14).

9 (10) Laterotergites wider, posterolateral angles more protruding, apex about as far from

posterolateral apodemal impression as the length of segment across lateral apodemal
impressions (Fig. 13). Antennal formula 12 : 42 : 20 : 26 krueperi Rei ter, 1884

10 (9) Laterotergites narrower, posterolateral angles less protruding, apex distinctly nearer

to posterolateral apodemal impression than the length of segment across lateral
apodemal impressions (Fig. 14). Antennal formula 12 : 41 : 21 : 26

rihauti Wagner, 1955

11 (8) Antennal joint 2 slightly thickening over whole length, almost 2.5 times as long as

joint 3 (Fig. 20). Lateral margins more roughly dentate, anterolateral angle of latero¬
tergites with an acute tooth, tip of abdomen of female acute-angled (Fig. 15). Anten¬
nal formula 13 : 47 : 19: 27 betulae (Linne, 1758)

12 (7) Antennae and legs without whitish tubercles.

13 (14) Clypeus wide, wider than half of synthlipsis (Fig. 38). Antenna in general shorter

than width of head (Fig. 22). Orange or reddish brown, feeding on living conifers.
Antennal formula 18 : 27 : 23 : 32 cinnamomeus (Panzer, 1806)

14 (13) Clypeus narrower. Antenna longer, only exceptionally less than 1.1 times as long as

the width of head and then joint 4 relatively shorter. Living in soil or feeding on
fungus growing on dead or living trees.

15 (18) Tergites 3 6 medially with low elevation, conspicuous at least on tergites 3 and 6,

and with whitish or blackish tubercles on these areas (as in Fig. 39). Lateral margin
of laterotergite 8 with tooth behind spiracle. Antennal joints 2 and 3 subequal.

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KEYS TO THE FIFTH INSTAH LARVAE OF FLAT HUGS 401

Figs 16 37. Right antenna of the fifth instar larvae of Aradus species. 16 lugubris Fallen*

17 serbicus Horvath, 18 krueperi Reuter, 19 ribauti Wagner. 20 betulae Linne,
21 pictus Baerensprung, 22 cinnamomeus Panzer. 23 depressus Fabricius, 24 =
truncatus Fieber, 25 versicolor Herrich-Schaffer, 26 conspicuus Herrich-Schaffer,
27 minis Bergroth, 28 reuterianus Puton. 29 corticalis Linne var. annulicornis Linn£
30 betulinus Fallen, 31 erosus Fallen, 32 brevicollis Fallen, 33 kuthyi Hor¬
vath, 34 bimaculatus Reuter, 35 distinctus Fieber, 36 pallescens Herrich-Schaffer,

37 = aterrimus Fieber

16 (17) Antenna 1.25 times as long as width of head, joints 2 and 3 distinctly thickening

toward apex (Fig. 23). Tergite 7 and laterotergite 8 yellowish. Lateral margin of
pronotuin dentate, more or less straight. Antennal formula 15 : 28 : 27 : 30

depressus (Fabricius, 1794)

17 (16) Antenna longer, almost 1.4 times as long as width of head, joint 3 cylindrical (Fig. 24).

Abdomen more or less unicolorous. Lateral margin of pronotuin slightly convex.
Antennal formula 14 : 30 : 29 : 26 truncatus Fieber, 1861

18 (15) Tergites 3 6 without elevation and distinct tubercles. Along posterior margin of

segments longer whitish granulation possible.

19 (20) Tergites 3 5 with additional apodemal impressions, small and rounded, antero¬

medial to mediolateral apodemal impression (Fig. 40), sometimes only that on ter¬
gite 3 conspicuous. Antennal joint 3 about 1.5 times as long as joint 2, yellow, only
basally brown (Fig. 25). Antennal formula 15 : 20 : 31 : 34

versicolor Herrich-Schaffer, 1835

20 (19) Tergites 3 5 without such impressions. Antennal joirts 2 and 3 subequal, or, ge¬

nerally, joint 2 much longer than 3.

21 (22) Tergite 7 medially over entire length, laterally in posterior half, tergite 8 entirely

whitish yellow (Fig. 41). Antennal joint 2 slightly tapering apieally (Fig. 26). Lateral
margin of pronotuin and later'»tergites with uneven, sometimes rought dentation.
Antennal formula 14 : 32 : 26 : 28 conspicuus Herrich-Schaffer, 1835

22 (21) Coloration of tip of abdomen not as above. Antennal joint 2 cylindrical or thicken¬

ing apieally.

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402 t. vAsArhelyi

Figs 38 48. 38 Aradus cinnamomeus Panzer, head, 39 = A. depressus Fabricius, median

abdominal elevation and tubercles, 40 A. versicolor Herricii-Schaffer, detail of abdomen,
41 A. conspicuiis IIerrich-Schaffer. coloration of the tip of abdomen. 42 A. minis
Hergroth, detail of abdomen, 43 = same, tip of abdomen, 44 A. reuterianus Puton, tip
of abdomen, 45 A. betalinus Fallen, tip of abdomen, 46 A. corticalis Linne, tip of
abdomen, 47 A. kuthyi Horvath, tip of abdomen, 48 A. pallescens IIerrich-Schaffer.

tip of abdomen

23 (26) Body flat, pre- and postocular tubercles, pronotal carinae and lateral margin of

scutellum hardly protuberant. Antennae especially thick, joint 2 thickening toward
apex (as in Fig. 27). Lateral margin of pronotum more or less straight, posterolateral
angle of Iaterotergites slightly protruding (as in Fig. 42).

24 (25) Lateral margin of laterotergite 8 without distinct tooth (Fig. 43). Antennal joint 2

widening in hasal 2/3 only, inner margin convex (Fig. 27), antenna 1.3 times as long
as width of head. Antennal formula 13 : 32 : 26 : 29 niirus Bergroth, 1894

25 (24) Lateral margin of laterotergite 8 with distinct tooth (Fig. 44). Antennal joint 2

widening over whole length, inner margin straight (Fig. 28). antenna 1.2 times as
long as width of head. Antennal formula 14 : 31 : 25 : 30

reuterianus Puton, 1875

26 (23) Body not so flat, with distinct protuberances. Antenna more slender, if thick, joint 2

cylindrical (e.g. Figs 31, 32). Lateral margin of pronotum rarely straight, postero¬
lateral angle of Iaterotergites generally more protruding.

27 (36) Lateral margin of pronotum, wing pads and Iaterotergites roughly, unevenly serrate,

or dentate (as in Figs 45 46). Laterotergite 8 with tooth behind spiracle. Larger,

generally above 5.5 mm.

28 (29) Antennal joint 2 cylindrical, about 0.9 times as long as joints 3 and 4 together, twice

as long as joint 3 (Fig. 21). Antennal formula 12 : 42 : 21 : 25

pictus Baerensprung. 1859

29 (28) Antennal joint 2 shorter, maximum 0.8 times as long as joints 3 and 4 together,

less than 1.5 times as long as joint 3, often thickening apically.

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403

Fig. 49. Fifth instar larva of Arad us kuthyi Horvath

30 (33) Antenna strong but more slender (Figs 29 30), joint 2 about 1.4 times as long as

joint 3, slightly thickening toward apex. Posterolateral angle of pronotum acute.

31 (32) Tooth on lateral margin of laterotergite 8 somewhat larger, more acute than below,

laterotergite 7 also with distinct tooth (Fig. 45). Antennal joint 3 not slenderer than
joint 2, distinctly more robust than joint 4 (Fig. 30). Antennal formula 14 : 38 : 23 : 25

hetuliiius Fallen, 1829

32 (31) Tooth on lateral margin of laterotergite 8 somewhat smaller, laterotergite 7 with

inconspicuous tooth (Fig. 46). Antennal joint 3 slenderer than joint 2, about as robust
as joint 4. Joint 3 brown or apically yellow (var. annulicornis , Fig. 29). Antennal

formula 14 : 38 : 23 : 25 corticalis (Linne, 1758)

33 (30) Antenna strong (Figs 31 32), joint 2 less than 1.3 times as long as joint 3. Postero¬

lateral angle of pronotum rounded or angular.

34 (35) Unicolorous pitch-black. Antennal joint 3 1.5 times as long as thick (Fig. 31), antenna

short, about as long as width of head. Posterolateral angle of pronotum angular.
Tooth of laterotergite 8 may be hidden by dentation. Antennal formula 20 : 29 : 25 :
26 erosus Fallen, 1807

35 (34) Lighter and darker brown. Antennal joint 3 almost twice as long as thick (Fig. 32).

Posterolateral angle of pronotum rounded. Tooth on lateral margin of laterotergite
8 conspicuous. Median part of tergite 6 posteriorly, tergites 7 and 8 over w hole length
yellow. Antennal formula 15 : 32 : 27 : 26 hrevieollis Fallen, 1807

36 (27) Lateral margin of pronotum, wing pads and laterotergites serrate or finely serrate

(as in Figs 47 48). Laterotergite 8 without tooth behind spiracle. Smaller, generally

below 5.5 inm.

37 (40) Lateral margin of pronotum straight or slightly concave. Posterolateral angle of

laterotergite 8 generally not surpassing tip of segment 10 (as in Fig. 47).

38 (39) Antennal joint 2 cylindrical (Fig. 33). Median, fused part of tergites 3 6 bordered

by whitish coloration (Fig. 49). Antennal formula 13: 33 : 25 : 29

kuthyi Horvath, 1899

39 (38) Antennal joint 2 medially thickening (Fig. 34). Coloration not as above. Antennal

formula 16 : 37 : 20 : 27 bimaculatus Reuter, 1872

40 (37) Lateral margin of pronotum rounded. Posterolateral angle of laterotergite 8 much

surpassing tip of segment 10 (as in Fig. 48).

41 (42) Antenna) joints 2 and 3 yellowish white (Fig. 35). Antennal formula 14 : 31 : 26 : 29

distinct us FlEBER, 1861

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42 (41) Antennal joints 2 and 3 brown or dark brown.

43 (44) Antennal joint 3 about as long as joint 4 (Fig. 36), antenna about 1.4 times as long

as width of head, length of antennal joint 2 about 0.42 width of head. Antennal
formula 15 : 33 : 26 : 26 pallescens Herrich-Schaffer, 1840

44 (43) Antennal joint 3 much longer than joint 4 (Fig. 37), antenna about 1.3 times as long

as width of head, length of antennal joint 2 about the half of width of head. Antennal
formula 15: 34 : 27 : 24 aterrimus Fieber, 1864

Acknowledgement. The author is much indebted for the borrowing of invaluable material
to the following colleagues: A. Albrecht (Helsinki), I. Cseh (Budapest), E. Heiss (Inns¬
bruck), A. Jansson (Helsinki), A. Kaltenbach (Wien).

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NEW SOUTH AMERICAN GENERA
ANI) SPECIES OF EUPITHECINI
(LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE)

A. M. Vo JNITS

Zoological Department . Hungarian Natural History Museum ,

H-1088 Budapest „ Baross u. 13 , Hungary

(Received 1 November, 1984)

The description of the new genera (Propithecia gen. n., Heteropithecia gen. n.,
and Neopithecia gen. n.) and of four new species (Eupithecia davisi sp. n., Propithecia
kristenseni sp. n., Heteropithecia atacama sp. n., and Neopithecia akerbergsi sp. n.)
from Cliile.

The basis of the present work is the material I received on loan for
study by the kindness of I). R. Davis, Smithsonian Institution, Washington.
It is also a kind of preliminary study in advance of a detailed revision and
elaboration, instigated by N. P. Khistensen, of the South American Eupithe-
cini, the relevant materials being represented by the collections made in South
America by the staff of the Zoological Museum, University of Kopenhagen, as
well as the one now under consideration.*

Eupithecia davisi sp. ri.

D i a g n o s i s. Average alar expanse of fore wings of males 13.85 mm
extreme values: 13.5 and 17.5 nun (based on 12 specimens); those of females
17.31 mm, or 15.5 and 18.5, respectively (based on 18 specimens). Fore wings
elongate, but apex only moderately pointed. Hind wings elongate, their angles
rounded. Basic colour of fore wing silvery grey, more or less brownish suf¬
fused, worn specimens with a yellowish and in some very fresh and clearly
marked exemplars with a ferruginous red tint in the median field. Transverse
lines densely arranged, multiply angulate; outer transverse stripe conspicuous,
composed of three lines (ferruginous red in some specimens). Discal spot deep
black, elongate and small. Veins partly black, especially in median field.
Termen narrow, darker than rest of wing. Hind wing light yellowish grey.
Transverse lines densely arranged, obsolescent in a number of specimens.
Discal spot minute, black, rotund, approaching base of wing. Transverse lines

* Any identified or unidentified material, deriving from the area under discussion,
will he welcome if offered for study.

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Figs 1 3. 1 — Malt* genitalia of Eupithecia davisi sp. n. 2 Aedoeagus of E. davisi sp. n.

3 = Female genitalia of E. davisi sp. n.

sharpest near inner margin. Termen only moderately dark. Underside of wings
rather marked: that of fort* wing shining margaritaceous grey, costal area
yellowish, transverse lines sharp otherwise obsolescent, apical area yellowish,
submarginal line of termen light: hind wing light yellowish grey with innu¬
merable conspicuous grey or locally blackish bands, disintegrating into numer¬
ous spots. Margin defined by a disrupted narrow black lint* both on upperside
and underside of wings. Cilia long, striated dark grey and grey on fort* wing,
grey anti light grey on hind wing (Plate 1, Figs 1—2). Labial palp porrect,
longer than diameter of eye. Antenna densely ciliate, eupithecoid, cilia very
short, excepting one or two longer ones not or hardly as long as half diameter
of flagellum.

Genitalia. <$: Uncus elongate, biapical. Valva angulate; dorsum
largely straight, apex elongately rounded, excentrally with a minute spine on
a low excrescence, distance between apex and spine somewhat longer than
that between spine and base; ventrum angulate at spine, otherwise straight.
Vinculum rounded. Aedoeagus short, cylindrical, with a multiply twisted long
chitinous plate. Base of sternite Vlll wide, tapering anally, there excised.
Tergite VIII of a peculiar shape: hasally wide and arcuate like the horns of
an ox, greater part of plate membraneous, thin, but medially at base, a band

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along median line, and apically widened and sclerotized (Mgs 1, 2, 13). $: Bursa
copulatrix elongately sacculiform, thin-walled, transparent, padded with
sparse, minute chitinous spines (in majority of slides), or these arcuate and
evenly thick sparsely arranged in concentrical circles (in not overly macerated
bursae). Anal third of bursa with a heavily sclerotized plate, shaped like a
concave half funnel, decurrent from antrum towards ductus scminalis; antrum
itself long, thin, sclerotized. Anterior and posterior apophyses short and
medium thick. Papillae anales rotund, large (Fig. 3).

H i o I o g y. First stages and foodplant unknown. 'Flic known specimen
have been collected from the middle of October to mid December, excepting
one female. The mean flying period of the males precedes that of the females
despite the fact that, disregarding the single female from January, the first
and last data of captures agree in both sexes.

Distribution. Specimens were collected mainly in the Santiago
de Chile district, in central Chile. The species is apparently widely distributed
as well on the plains at sea level as at levels above 1000 meters. Locus typicus:
Maule Province, Rio Teno, 800 m, about 40 km E of Curico.

S p e c i f i c d i f f e r e n c e s. Externally the new species resembles
specimens of the second brood of Eupithecia innotata IIufn., while its silvery
sheen recalls certain exemplars of E. paralvllaria Roil. To a certain extent the
male genitalia seem to refer also to this group, especially as regards the shape
of the valva; tin* female genitalia are, however, of a wholly different character.

Acknowledgement. I dedicate the new species to I). It. Davis, Smithsonian Institu¬
tion, Washington D.C., who collected an egregious Geoinetrid material in South America
and later kindly ceded the Eupithccini material for study.

Holotype <$: “CHILE: Maule Prov. Rio Teno, 800 in ca. 40 km E Curico 25 27 INov.

1981 I). R. Davis'” “Eupithecia antenna 15494 rj (let, A. Vojnits” “2 E 84 Photo gen. prep.
No. 15451 $ det. A. Vojnits”. Paratypes: 13 and 16 99* from the same locality and from
Portuzelo, 7 kin N Santiago: Curio, 10 kin N \Y Rauco, 34°52' S and 71 °21' W; Aconcagua,
38 kin E Los Andes; Santiago Prov.. Pta. Veso, 1250 in. ca 70 km SE Santiago; Coquimho
Prov., Nague, 20 in. 11 km N Los Vilas; Aconcagua Prov., Los Molles, ca 10 kin S Pichi-
dangui; Potrero Grande. 35 kin SE Curico, 35°12.5 / S and 71° W; Santiago Prov., Rio Colo¬
rado, 1100 m, ca 40 km S Santiago: Atacama Prov.. 3 km S Freirina; Curico, 1 km N Curico;
Nuhle Prov., Recinto, 800 m: 22 Oct. 13 Dec. 1981 and 1982. leg. I). et M. Davis, B. Akkr-
bergs. Holotype deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., paratypes
in the same Institute and in the Hungarian Natural History Museum. Budapest.

Slides: Nos. 15431, 15453, 15529, 15536, (<$<$); 15449, 15450, 15452,
15454, 15530, 15531, 15532, 15533, 15537, 15538, 15542, 15543, ($?), gen.
prep. A. Vojnits.

Propithceiu gen. n.

(Derivation of generic name: pro before } (Eu)pithecia a taxon assurnahly preceding
phylogenctically the genus Eupithecia)

Type-species: l*repithecia kristenseni sp. n.

Range: South America: the median section of Chile.

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Diagnosis. Male antenna of a peculiar structure: scape swollen;
joints elongated, with two peculiar excrescences per joint emitting apically a
tuft of cilia, but also with hairs originating elsewhere; entire appendage 3 to
4 times longer than diameter of flagellum, basal excrescence about 2/3 of this
value. Frontal plate widely excised towards oral organs in frontal view (Fig. 20).
Male genitalia largely Eupithecoid, with a characteristic configuration of ter-
gite VIII (Figs 4, 5, 14, 17); female genitalia characterized by the fine structure
of the bursal wall and the configuration of the ductus bursae (Fig. 6). See
details in the specific diagnosis.

Generic differences. The new genus differs from the generally
distributed Eupithecia Curtis group principally and essentially by the anten¬
nal structure, but also the shape of the frontal plate and the genitalia are
diffe ^rent.

Remarks. The new genus proffers an essential evidence concerning
the evolvement and assumable center of origin of the genus Eupithecia. A dis¬
cussion of the phylogenetic relationships will he made at a later date.

Propithecia kristenseni sp. n.

Diagnosis. Alar expanse of fore wings of the two available males
15 and 17.5 mm; average expanse of females 16 mm (based on 10 specimens),
extreme values 14 and 17.5 mm, respectively. Fore wings elongate, dorsum
only slightly longer than termen. Costa arcuate at base and at apex, in certain
specimens obtusely angulate apically. Apex pointed (but this feature hardly
discernible owing to long cilia). Termen evenly arcuate. Dorsum nearly straight,
tornus obtuse. Hind wings wide and obtusely angulate. Basic colour of fore
wing brown, basal and median fields more or less suffused rufous. Both outer
and inner transverse stripes wide, yellow and multiply angulate. Median trans¬
verse band bisecting median field circumvents discal spot in an acute angle
externally. Discal spot black, rounded or slightly oval. In some specimens
submarginal line yellow or yellowish grey in costal area. Hind wing greyish
yellow. Transverse lines conspicuous only at inner and outer margins. Discal
spot small, dark grey, approaching base. Underside of wings, especially that
of hind wing, light, transverse lines hardly discernible, discal spots, however,
large and dark on both fore and hind wings. Cilia long, striated brown and
dark brown on fore wing, yellowish grey and grey on hind wing (Plate 1,
Figs 3—6). Labial palp porrect or more or less deflexed, one and a half times
longer than diameter of eye, its shape dependent on the state of the scales,
but largely slender. Frontal scales of head outstanding like a visor. The peculiar
tufted ciliation of male antenna discernible also by the naked eyes (detailed
description see in generic diagnosis; Fig. 20); ciliation of female very dense,
about half as long as diameter of flagellum.

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Figs 4 (>. 4 Male genitalia Propitheria kristenseni sp. n. 5 Aedoeagus of P. kristenseni

sp. n. 6 Female genitalia of P. kristenseni sp. n.

G e n i t a 1 i a. Uncus thick, robust, biapical, beak-shaped. Valva
wide; dorsum slightly sigmoid, apex rounded and somewhat bending towards
dorsum; vent rum straight and heavily sclerotized from base to very large
dentiform excrescence, thereafter finely arcuate and thin to apex. Vinculum
wide and rounded. Aedoeagus small, cylindrical, with a small and short as
well as several longer and convoluted chitinous lamellae. Base and median
line of tergite VIII heavily sclerotized, anally widened (Figs 4, 5, 14, 17).
$: Bursa copulatrix sacculiform, soft-walled, though moderately sclerotized,
with a fine retiform structure and minute chitinous spines. Ductus bursae
elongate, sclerotized, with an arcuate chitinous lamella towards origin of duc¬
tus seminalis. Antrum short and sclerotized. Both anterior and posterior apo¬
physes short and thin. Papillae anales corn-shaped (Fig. 6).

B i o 1 o g y. First stages and foodplant unknown. All known exemplars
collected from beginning of November to middle of February; majority of
specimens deriving from first half of December.

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Distribution. Known principally from the median section of Chile.
Locus typicus: Osorno Province, Fuyehue, 600 m.

Specific differences. Externally, the new species resembles
some few Palaearctic Eupithecia species, but the configuration of the genitalia,
and the antennal structure distinguish it by the first glance.

Acknowledgement. I dedicate the new species to N. P. Khistensen, Zoological Museum,
University of Copenhagen, who urged not only the elaboration of the South American mate¬
rials but encouraged the extension of the study of the Eupithecine groups to a world-wide scope.

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Plate 2, Fig. 1 Heteropithecia atacama sp. n., Fig. 2
Neopilhecia akerbergsi sp. n., <$($; Figs 5 6

//. atacama sp. n.,
TV. akerbergsi sp. n.

: Figs 3

9$

4

Holotype “Osorno Province P.I\. Fuyehue, 600 meters Ag. Calientes to 2 km S
10 22 February 1979 I). et !Y1. Davis et IF Akerbergs” “13 E 84 Photo gen. prep. No.

13480 J (let. \. Vojnits”. Paratypes: 1 and 10 ,?9i Coquimbo Prov.. Fray Jorge Nat. Pk.,
ea. 70 km W. Ovelle; Linares Prov., Puente Malcho, 600 in, near Longavi River; Nuble Prov..
Alto Tregualemu, ea. 20 km SK Chovellen 300 m: Curico, 10 kin NW Rauco, 34°32 / S and
71 °21 W; Malleco Prov., Lord, de las Raices, 40 km K Curacautin 1630 m; Malleco Prov.,
Nahuelhuta Nat. Pk., near Los Gringos Camp, 1300 m, 13 Jan. 22 Febr. 1979. leg. 1). et M.
Davis and B. Akerbergs, 6 Nov. 3 Dec. 1982, leg. Dr. R. Davis and R. L. Brown.
Holotype deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.; paratypes in the same
Institute and in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

Slides: Nos 13464. 13480 (JJ), 13467, 15471, 13472, 13473, 15475, 15476, 15477, 15485,
15487, 15489 (9V)i gen. prep. A. Vojnits.

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Heteropitliecia gen. n.

[Derivation of generic name: heteros = other than -f ( Eu)pithecia , a phylogenetical unit
differing from but still closely related to the “true” Eupithecia species]

Type-species: Heteropithecia atacama sp. n.

Range: South America: its median region.

Diagnosis. Male antenna of a very peculiar structure. Scape swol¬
len. First joints with two light elevations bearing cilia as long as diameter of
shaft; these protuberances gradually increasing and their enclosed space also
gradually filling up. Beginning with antennal joints 9—10 this excrescence
becoming wider than flagellar diameter, with an obtuse apex on each corner;
cilia concentrated on these places, hut present also elsewhere (Fig. 21). Frontal
plate less excised than in Propithecia Vojnits. Male genitalia largely Eupithe-
coid, but with unusual valval and vincular shapes (Figs 7, 8, 15, 18). Female
genitalia with an extraordinarily small bursa copulatrix and relatively large
tergite VIII and papillae anales (Fig. 9). Details see in specific diagnosis.

Generic differences. The structure of the male antenna differs
essentially from that found in the generally distributed genus Eupithecia
Curtis. Tt stands nearer to Propithecia Vojnits, but the totality of charac¬
ters, including also the genitalia, indicates that the genera Eupithecia Curtis,
Propithecia Vojnits, and Heteropithecia gen. n. represent diverse lines of
evolution.

Remark s. The phylogenetic evaluation of the supraspecific taxa of
the Eupithecini sensu lato will be undertaken at a later date; the genus Hetero¬
pithecia gen. n. will also be discussed in detail on the same occasion.

Heteropithecia atacama sp. n.

(Derivation of specific name: after the Atacama desert or the Chilean province bearing the
same name)

Diagnosis. Rather divers forms. Average alar expanse of male fore
wings 15 mm, extreme values 13.5 mm and 17.5 mm (based on 8 specimens);
alar expanse of the three female specimens 17, 18 and 19 mm, respectively.
Males divisable into two groups according to size: 4 specimens are larger,
4 specimens smaller. Fore wings moderately elongate. Costa arcuate or obtusely
angulate at apex; termen evenly arcuate, dorsum very finely curved; tornus
obtuse. Hind wing wide, rounded, angulate. Basic colour of fore wing light
dove-grey, whitish grey, yellowish grey, brownish grey or dark fuscous. Median
and terminal field sharply distinct, median and basal field less so, but median
field invariably conspicuous. Basal field either much lighter than median one,
or only less so. Median field darkest area of wing, bordered by crenellate

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transverse lines; those decurrent within median field discernible only in some
specimens. Discal spot black, expressed in one specimen, well discernible in
several other ones and minute or hardly discernible in the rest; situated near
costa. Terminal field wide, with a yellowish submarginal line backed hasad
by dark dots (indiscernible in some specimens). Termen and submarginal line
enclosing a dark zone. Lightest area of wing represented by a wide ribbon
enclosed by submarginal line and median field. Hind wing light yellowish,
greyish or whitish, conforming to basic colour of fore wing. Transverse lines
pale, mostly obsolescent. Discal spot minute or indiscernible, situated very
near to costa and base. Underside of wings pale yellowish or brownish grey,
that of fore wing darker than of hind wing. Transverse lines greyish, obsolete;
discal spots minute but visible. In a number of specimens a series of dark brown
or black dots appearing mainly on upper side — but also on underside — of
wings. Cilia medium long, striated dark grey (or fuscous) and light grey, yel¬
lowish grey or light brown on fore wing; white, or light grey, to yellowish
grey and greyish yellow (or fuscous) on hind wing (Plate 2, Figs 1—2).

G e n i t a 1 i a. Uncus considerably swollen, terminally uncinate,
monoapical. Valva alate; dorsum sinuous, apex rounded, vent rum hasally

Figs 7 9. 7 Male genitalia of Heteropilhecia utacama sp. n. 8 Aedoeagus of II. atacama

sp. n. 9 = Female genitalia of If. atacama sp. n.

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nearly at right angles to its longitudinal axis, at one-third obtuse-angled, from
there to apex nearly straight and only slightly concave. Vinculum very wide.
Aedoeagus relatively very small, gradually attenuating to 3/5, there angulate
and continuing nearly evenly to its rounded apex; with a shorter and squat,
concave chitinous cornut us and an asymmetrical horseshoe-shaped formation.
Base of sternite VIII only moderately wide, thereafter consisting of two
strongly curving sclerotized appendages. Tergite VIII wide and evenly sclero-
tized (Figs 7, 8, 15, 18). $: Bursa copulatrix extraordinarily small, elongate,
with longitudinally arranged chitinous riblets and laths bearing some few
chitinous teeth; all other parts^of the genitalia disproportionately large.
Anterior and posterior apophyses short and medium wide as related to seg¬
ment. Papillae anales elongated, terminally rotund (Fig. 9).

B i o I o g y. First stages and foodplant unknown. The type-specimens
had all been collected in mid November (10—17).

Distributio n. Occurring in the median section of Chile. Locus
typicus: Atacama Prov., 3 km S Freirina.

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Specific differences. The new species resembles many other
Eupithecia taxa, thus the species group E. subnotata , but the configuration of
the genitalia distinguish it essentially while the structure of the antennae
relegates it to a supraspecific taxonomic unit.

R e in ark s. The four small-sized specimens, mentioned in tin 4 diag¬
nosis, differ from the others also in their general appearance: the pattern is
finer, the wings lighter. However, also the other exemplars reveal a high state
of variability of the species, while no concrete and stable deviation in tin*
configuration of the genitalia could be found to justify a specific segregation
of the two forms. An eventual subspecific interpretation a rather uncertain
undertaking in the Eupithecini group — would be precluded by the collection
of all specimens in the same place and in the same time.

Holotype <$: “CHILE: Atacama Prov. 3 km S. Freirina 13 14 Nov. 1981 D. ct M.

Davis” “Eupithecia antenna 15497 $ (let. A. Vojnits” “gen. prep. No. 15459 £ (let. A. Yoj-
nits”. Paratypes: 7 £3 and 3 VV- from the above locality and from: Coquimbo Prov.. 5 km
E Choros Bajos, Bio Los Choros, 50 in: Coquimbo Prov., 15 km E Choros Bajos, Bio Los
Chojos, 300 m; Aconcagua Prov., Los Molles, ca 10 km S Pichidangui, 25 m. 10 — 17 Nov
1981, coll. I). et M. Davis. Holotype deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington
D.C., paratypes in the same Institute and in the Hungarian Natural History Museum,
Budapest.

Slides: Nos 15459. 15460, 15461. 15462, 15463, 15483, 15510, 15511 (3<3). and 15456,
15457, 15458 ($$), gen. prep. A. Vojnits.

Neopitliecia gen. n.

[Derivation of generic name: neos new j (Eu)pitliecia. a supraspecific nonicnclutorial
unit, “new” as compared to the Eupithecia group of species)

Type-species: Neopitliecia akerbergsi sp. n.

Range: South America: the median section of Chile.

D i a g n o s i s. Male antenna essentially differing from that exhibited
by the genus Eupithecia Curtis. Scape swollen. Joints at bast 4 less, then
heavily, apically again less, incrassate unilaterally, bearing cilia on this pro¬
jecting part. Although this elevated section displays also two distinct papilli¬
form projections, cilia notwithstanding situated largely evenly on entire surface
under discussion; width of elevated section attaining one and a half flagellar
diameter, length of cilia equalling diameter of antennal shaft plus that of
elevated portion (Fig. 22). Antenna bilaterally ciliate even by the naked eye
(less observable in a slide preparation). Frontal plate not excised. Male genitalia
largely Kupithecoid, but with a striking configuration of tergite VIII: median
line heavily sclerotized (Figs 10, 11, 16, 19). Female genitalia wholly Eupithe-
coid: bursa copulatrix small, soft-walled, with two largo, flower-like arrange¬
ments of chitinous spines (Fig. 12). Details see in specific diagnosis.

Generic differences. The new genus differs from Eupithecia
Curtis primarily by the structure of the male antenna and the female genitalia.

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The configuration of the antenna, the genitalia and tin* frontal plate dis¬
tinguish it unequivocally also from the genera Propithecia Vojnits and Hetero -
pithecia Vojnits.

R e mark s. The new species represents another important link in the
phylogenetic interpretation of the supraspecific categories of tin* Eupithecini,
forming interconnections besides being in itself a distinct generic unit.

Neopithecia akerbergsi sp. n.

D i a g n o s i s. Alar expanse of fore wings of the three male specimens
18, 19 and 20 mm, respectively, that of four females 20, 21, 22 and 23 mm,
respectively. Wings wide, basic colour dark. Fore wing an isosceles triangle.
Costa obtusely angulate at base, slightly arcuate at apex; apex elongate.
Termen finely arcuate, slightly concave or straight at apex. Tornus widely
rounded: termen transitional into dorsum in a single large arc. Hind wing
wide and obtusely angulate. Basic colour of fore wing rufous brown, yellow¬
ish brown to greyish brown, but in every case of a rather dark shade. Median
field wide, inner and outer transverse stripes demarcating median field wide,
consisting of two yellow and multiply broken lines. Discal spot about middle
of an imaginary line connecting base and apex, conspicuous, black. Also black
sagittiform (cuneate) spots directed from both inner and outer stripes towards
inside of median field. Terminal field with a crenellate yellowish submarginal
line, and a row of conspicuous black spots: each spot situated between two
veins. Besides black spots smaller margaritaceous dots also present, but big¬
ger and white at tornus. Subterminal narrow zone striated brown and grey.
Veins largely covered with dark scales, especially in basal field and adjacent
part of median field. Hind wing greyish or yellowish brown, lighter at base
and costa, darker at termen and inner margin. Transverse lines obsolescent,
best discernible in the darkened areas. Underside of wings rather dark, yellow¬
ish brown or fuscous; that of hind wing only slightly lighter than that of fore
wing. Darkened pattern elements, even if obsolescent, still discernible. Cilia
short, conforming with basic colour, displaying darker and lighter zones
(Plate 2, Figs 3—6). Labial palp porrect to slightly deflexed, hardly longer
than diameter of antenna (Fig. 22). Frontal scales somewhat erect anteriorad.
Ciliation of male antenna conspicuous (details see at generic diagnosis).

Genitalia. Uncus elongate, terminally uncinate, monoapical.
Valva moderately wing-shaped; dorsum slightly sinuous, apex rounded, arcuate
ventruin medially obtusely angulate. Vinculum broadly rounded. Aedoeagus
small, short, with a small, markedly horseshoe-shaped chitinous formation,
a robust and several thinner chitinous lamellae and laths. Sternite VII evenly
attenuating to its half length, thereafter continuing in two arm-like branches.

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Median line of tergite VIII more heavily sclerotized than its rest (Figs 10, 11,
16, 19). $: Bursa copulatrix small and soft-walled, with robust spines grouped
into two hunches, numbering more than 20 in each. Antrum heavily scle¬
rotized. Anterior and posterior apophyses robust and medium long. Papillae
anales large, obtusely angulate. Bursa copulatrix very small as related to the
other parts of the genitalia (Fig. 12).

B i o 1 o g y. First stages and foodplant unknown. Type-specimens col¬
lected from first third of December to last third of February.

Figs 13 19. 13 Sternite VIII of Eupithecia davisi sp. n., 14 Propitliecia kristenseni

sp. ii., 13 lleteropithecia atacama sp. n., and 16 Neopithecia akerbergsi sp. n. 17 =

Tergite VIII of Hropithecia kristenseni sp. n., 18 Heteropithecia atacama sp. n., ami 19

Neopithecia akerbergsi sp. ».

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Figs 20 22. 20 Antenna of Propithecia kristenseni sp. n. 21 Antenna of Heteropithecia

atacama sp. n. 22 — Antenna of Neopithecia akerbergsi sp. n.

Distribution. South America: median section of Chile. Locus
typicus: Chiloe, 1 kin E Lago Tepuhueco, ca 40 km air kin S\\ Castro.

Specific differences. The configuration of the male antennae
precludes the relegability of the species to the genus Eupithecia Curtis, 1825.

Acknowledgement. I dedicate the new species to B. Akerbergs, participating in the
collection of many interesting South American species.

Holotype “CHILE: Chiloe Id. 1 km E. Lago Tepuhueco ca. 40 air km . Castro.
23 — 25 Dec. 1981 D. R. Davis, ca. 100 m.” “Eupithecia antenna 15495 $ det. A. Vojnits”
“3 E 84 Photo gen. prep. No. 15484 £ det. A. Vojnits”. Paratypes: 2 and 4 $$ from the
same locality and from: Malleco Prov., Nahuelbuta Nat. Pk.. near Los Gringos Camp. 1300 m;
Malleco Prov., Nahuelbuta Nat. Pk.. Pichinahuel, 1350 in; Temuco Prov., Fundo La Salva,
48 km NW Nueva Imperial, 700 in,; Osorno Prov., Fuyehue, A. Calientes to 2 km S, 600 in,
29 Jan 5 Febr 1979, leg. D. et M. Davis and B. Akerbergs, 9 Dec 25 Dec 1981, leg. D. R.
Davis. Holotype deposited in the Smithsonian Institute, Washington D. C.. paratypes in the
same Institute and in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.

Slides: Nos 15484, 15488, 15506 (<^), 15504, 15505, 15507, 15544 (y r ), gen. prep.
A. Vojnits.

Date of publication: October 1985

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CONTENTS

Oribatids from Africa (Acari: Oribatida), I. S. Mahunka . 295

Braconidae (Hymenoptera) from Korea, VII. J. Papp . 341

Flies (Diptera) developing in sheep droppings in Hungary. L. Papp . 367

Some new Spongovostox Burr, 1911, and Marava Burr, 1911 taxa (Dermaptera: Labii-

dae). H. Steinmann . 381

Keys to the fifth instar larvae of flat bugs of the Carpathian Basin (Heteroptera: Aradi-

dae). T. Vasarhelyi . 397

New South American Genera and Species of Eupithecini (Lepidoptera: Geoinetridae).

A. M. Vojnits .405

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